This work proposes a compact robotic limb, AugLimb, that can augment our body functions and support the daily activities. AugLimb adopts the double-layer scissor unit for the extendable mechanism which can achieve 2.5 times longer than the forearm length. The proposed device can be mounted on the user's upper arm, and transform into compact state without obstruction to wearers. The proposed device is lightweight with low burden exerted on the wearer. We developed the prototype of AugLimb to demonstrate the proposed mechanisms. We believe that the design methodology of AugLimb can facilitate human augmentation research for practical use. see http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~xie/auglimb.html
@article{arxiv.2109.00133,
title = {AugLimb: Compact Robotic Limb for Human Augmentation},
author = {Zeyu Ding and Shogo Yoshida and Toby Chong and Tsukasa Fukusato and Takuma Torii and Haoran Xie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.00133},
year = {2021}
}