Parallel Robots with Homokinetic Joints: The Zero-Torsion Case

A two degree-of-freedom (DOF) homokinetic joint provides the freedom of spatially pointing directions without spinning (zero torsion). In this paper, we investigate structural synthesis of several classes of zero-torsion parallel robots using homokinetic joints.

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