Fluidic Actuator – cyberneticzoo.com http://cyberneticzoo.com a history of cybernetic animals and early robots Sun, 28 Feb 2016 08:33:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 1957 – “Artificial Muscle” – Joseph Laws McKibben (American) http://cyberneticzoo.com/bionics/1957-artificial-muscle-joseph-laws-mckibben-american/ http://cyberneticzoo.com/bionics/1957-artificial-muscle-joseph-laws-mckibben-american/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:28:35 +0000 http://cyberneticzoo.com/?p=6674 Although "fluidic actuators" had been around for a long time prior to Joseph Laws McKibben's invention, none had been used previously for prosthetic applications, yet alone robotics. It was McKibben's use that coined the term "Artificial Muscle". Joe McKibben talks about his invention: More Help For Polio Victims To bring motion to his little daughter's polio-paralyzed hands, Dr. […]

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