In this article, first, a reconfigurable variable stiffness actuator with passive nonlinear variable stiffness and active variable stiffness characteristics is proposed to improve the adaptability and ...

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In this paper, the first joint actuator is taken as an example to introduce the structure. As shown in Figure 2A, the structure of the non-linear stiffness actuator mainly includes the support frame, ...

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METHODS Consecutive patients attending for day case colonoscopy were randomised to examination with either the conventional Olympus CF200HL (200HL) or a new variable stiffness (VS) colonoscope.