arxivcs.RO2026-07-08
Continuous and large-scale: ELEANOR, the soft architected arm inspired by the elephant trunk
Giovanna A. Naselli, Anderson B. Nardin, Seonggun Joe, Ryan Drinkwater, Enrico Donato, Diego Bianchi, et al.
The elephant trunk is a dexterous and versatile manipulator whose performance is still unmatched in robotics. In previous works, modularity was prioritized and relatively small-scale continuum robots were built. We take the natural proboscis of the *Loxodonta africana* species as…