Okayama University’s Artificial Muscle
admin | Feb 28, 2009 | Comments 12
DigInfo: http://movie.diginfo.tv – With the increasing elderly population who need physical istance moving around, Okayama University is working on a Mckibben Artificial Muscle system that uses air pressure to help the elderly and disabled move. The system consists of a thin mesh over a rubber tube that expands and contracts like real muscles as air is pumped into it. This can help improve people’s grip and even help people who can’t stand stand up. Since it mimics the natural muscle behavior this technology is appealing but there are a few drawbacks still to fix such as the weight and size of the compressed air generator and control unit as well as precision controls for fine motions.
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Filed Under: Bio-MEMS
someone’s had a …
someone’s had a lobotomy, and thought no one would notice.
lol
lol
rofl lmfao that’s …
rofl lmfao that’s hilarious!
A better technology …
A better technology is on the way in the form of electrically stimulated polymers, which should provide many times the force of human muscle per unit volume..
lol
lol
this guy talks like …
this guy talks like he has down syndrome
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lmfao 1:15-1:18 xD …
lmfao 1:15-1:18 xD i think i know y these ppl want to make this technology ;D
lmao
lmao
0:04… Robot boner!
0:04… Robot boner!
electrical muscles …
electrical muscles are better, main target is build a material with the same preformance level as real muscles (I hope even better!!!).
pneumatic muscles are powerful, but no reliable….as muscles…jejejeje
Anyway, this air muscles rocks, xD
Nice!
Imagin …
Nice!
Imagin prosthesis whit this kind of artificial muscle,
and its frame as a compressed air tank.
Whit max efficient of the pnaumatic, it may work for a whole day.