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2004 – OctArm – Christopher Rahn et al (American)

cyberne1 — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:48:53 +0000

Penn State Research Team Develops OctArm Soft Robot Manipulator Recent interest in expanding the capabilities of robot manipulators has led to significant research in continuum manipulators. The idea behind these robots is to replace the serial chain of rigid links in conventional manipulators with smooth, continuous, and flexible links. Unlike traditional rigid-linked robots, continuum robot […]

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2001-4 – MEART Rat Neuron Drawing Machine – SymbioticA (Australian/American)

cyberne1 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:57:50 +0000

MEART: THE SEMI-LIVING ARTIST '2001-4' SymbioticA Research Group in collaboration with The Potter Group SymbioticA Research Group were established in 2000 as one of the core research groups in SymbloticA, the Art & Science Collaborative Research Laboratory, School of Anatomy & Human Biology, University of Western Australia. The Potter Group was established in 1999 in […]

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1985 – McAndroid – Jon Barron et al (British)

cyberne1 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:50:27 +0000

Popular Science Jul 1985. Humanoid? Android? Robot? The terminology may not be well-defined, but in any event, Jon Barron, a British engineer, has dubbed his prototype anthropomorphic robot McAndroid the Android. Barron appears with his creation in the photo above. Although he figures that the market for the manlike machine will be the entertainment industry […]

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1968 – Artificial Muscle Bioprosthesis – (Polish)

cyberne1 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:49:50 +0000

Modell einer Bioprothese mit künstlichem Muskel pneumatischer Art. Der Muskel besteht aus einem Gummirohr, in dessen Wände längs der Mantellinie nichtdehnbare Fäden angeordnet wurden. An den Enden sind die Gummikörper mit Endstücken zur Befestigung und Luftzuführung abgeschlossen. Beim Aufblasen des Muskels mit Druckluft verkürzt er sich und erzeugt damit eine Bewegung. English translation Model consists […]

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1983 – Bridgestone “Rubbertuator” – Takeo Takagi and Yuji Sakaguchi (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:29:49 +0000

CAPTION: ROBOTS ON PARADE Keisuke Inada of Bridgestone Corp.of Tokyo adjusts the Soft Arm robot, a multijoint robot that resembles a human arm in its movements, at Cobo Hall. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers expects 25,000 people to attend its AUTOFACT '90, an exposition demonstrating computer-integrated manufacturing. Photo is dated 11/13/90. Pneumatic actuator for manipulator […]

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1967 – B.F. Goodrich “Rubber Muscle” – John S. England (American)

cyberne1 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:29:02 +0000

A Slightly different tack was taken by B. F. Goodrich in a "rubber muscle" project. If a straight piece of rubber hose with specially wound reinforcing cord is pressurized with a liquid or gas it will bend to form an arc; if more pressure is applied, the curvature increases until the hose becomes a ring. […]

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1986 – ROMAC Pneumatic Actuator – Guy Immega and Mirko Kukolj (American)

cyberne1 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:37:54 +0000

ROMAC, THE PNEUMATIC MUSCLE Actuator pulls 10,000 pounds using 60 psi A pneumatic actuator based on the principle of the human biceps has come to our attention in the form of a patent disclosure. The ROMAC, under development by MacDonald Detwiller & Associates of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, works on low-pressure (shop) air and can […]

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1984 – Bellows Robotic Arm/Trunk – James Wilson (American)

cyberne1 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:36:44 +0000

Reference: Science News – March 26, 1988 The Muscular Machinery of Tentacles, Trunks and Tongues Scientists discover a new way for muscles to work By STEFI WEISBURD An arm without bones could not bend. A person who tried to bend such an arm would instead end up with a short, fat bulge of biceps. […]

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1981 – Pneumatic Mannequin Arm – Tim Jones (British)

cyberne1 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:33:15 +0000

The arm above is based on an experimental system of pneumatic muscles. Air is forced into the muscle bags, which expand but shrink in length. String tendons link the muscles to the bones, resulting in movement of the limbs. The robot was developed by The Original Android Company [RH-2012-Now defunct], in association with the […]

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