CURVING MECHANISM AND ROBOT EQUIPPED THEREWITH

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curving mechanism capable of a curving certainly in the intended direction. SOLUTION: The curving mechanism 10 is equipped with a core 12 having resilience, at least one wire 24b installed alongside the core 12 and with its one end fixed to the core 12 and other end coupled with a driving means, and a plurality of supporting members 20 secured to the core 12 at a certain spacing in the axial direction and supporting the wire 24b movably.