9. Glossary

Flexible robot; flexible robot

A flexible robot is one that takes advantage of the deformation of flexible (non-rigid) bodies to generate motion. It thus differs from the classic manipulator robot, which uses purely rigid bodies linked by pivot or slide joints.

Continuous robot; continuum robot

A continuous robot is a flexible robot whose bodies are made up of slender, flexible rods whose controlled deformation enables the end effector to be positioned in space.

Robot parallèle continu; continuum parallel robot

A continuous parallel robot is a subcategory of continuous robots. It controls the movement of its end effector by means of at least two kinematic chains running from the end effector to the frame, in which at least one of the kinematic chains controlling the...