ROBOT JOINT USING RHEOLOGICAL FLUID AND ROBOT THEREWITH

摘要

PURPOSE: A robot joint using rheological fluid, a control method thereof, and a robot with the same are provided to hold the robot at desired position and angle within a narrow place such as the human body. CONSTITUTION: A robot joint using rheological fluid includes a rotating unit which is installed between a first and a second arm(120,130) and rotates the second arm relative to the first arm, and a fluid joint(200) which is installed between the first and the second arm and filled with rheological fluid so that the strength is carried according to electric signals. Therefore, the robot joint is moved by the rotating unit and fixed by the fluid joint.