Mechanical development for a soft robotics solution

Sammanfattning: Nowadays, the human ability to utilize the technology has increased. One of the most important branches of technology in human service is Robotics, which helps humans to perform their daily work.This thesis is a part of a big project (Iron Arm) that was done at the Bioservo Technology AB in Kista-Stockholm. Bioservo exerts its effort to use SEM™ (Soft Extra Muscle) technology to build the new products. The aim of this thesis work was to design an effective mechanical actuator that will complete the former prototype built by Bioservo through another master thesis work done by John Ekblom in 2014. The thesis also describes how a mechanical actuator can be used in a device (robotic arm) to provide extra force and to assist someone who has weak arm lifting muscles. A big challenge for this device is to have a low weight because the user should wear the device and carry it during the entire day.