- We’ve been hearing a lot about “artificial muscles,” which allow robotic devices or prosthetic limbs to perform human-like motions.
- If incorporated into a robotic finger (as an example), an actuator could pull the finger closed when air was pumped in, and extend it straight when air was withdrawn.
- By pumping or withdrawing “a few tenths of a bar” of air, it’s possible to make the hand bend or straighten its fingers, rotate at the palm, and rotate at the wrist.
Pneumatic artificial muscles can be manufactured by a 3D printer
