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1976 – Pneumatic Exoskeleton Prosthesis – Pierre Rabischong (French)

cyberne1 — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:26:46 +0000

Revolutionizing Techniques of Orthosis and Prosthesis Professor Pierre Rabischong of the Montpellier Propara Centre watches as a female patient and her physical therapist use a machine developed by Professor Rabischong. This machine allows the patient in rehabilitation to maintain her balance while inciting her muscles to move. The system functions according to the master-slave concept. […]

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2011 – “Ant-Roach” – Otherlab (American)

cyberne1 — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:41:19 +0000

Here is the Otherlab’s 15 foot inflatable walking robot, the Ant-Roach. We thought this conceptual elephant looked more like a cross between an anteater and a cockroach. The goal of building the Ant-Roach was to demonstrate the carrying capacity and high strength-to-weight ratios possible with inflatable structures. Comments November 21, 2011 by Travis Deyle of […]

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2011 – Inflatable Robot Arm and Hand – Otherlab (American)

cyberne1 — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:40:25 +0000

Otherlab's prototype articulated inflatable robot arm, is apparently able to lift a person with 50-60 psi even though it weighs only 2 pounds. All pictures and captions sourced from Otherlabs webpage unless noted otherwise. See Otherlabs webpage and other videos here. See other Pneumatic, Fluidic, and Inflatable robots here.

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2010 – Soft Arm – Siddharth Sanan (Otherlab)

cyberne1 — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:39:25 +0000

Siddharth Sanand: is doing his PhD at the Robotics Institute at CMU. He is interested in making robots soft and safe to enable physical human robot interaction. On the other side, he has been sewing together various ideas on inflatable robots and actuators. Recently interned at Otherlab. All pictures and captions sourced from Otherlabs webpage […]

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2011 – Inflatable Walking Elephant – Otherlab (Saul Griffith)

cyberne1 — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:38:24 +0000

Pneubot stands for "pneumatic robot", or a robot that is actuated by pneumatic technology. A pneumatic technology involves the use of compressed air to drive mechanical motion. The compressed air can be moved through soft, balloon-like tubes, which allows for both rigidity (when filled) and flexibility (when decompressed or empty). In this video, an elephant-shaped […]

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1810 – Automaton Trumpet Player – Friedrich Kaufmann (German)

cyberne1 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:18:49 +0000

The Kaufmann Trumpeter had leather bellows for lungs and reeds which imitated the sound of a brass instrument. The Kaufmann family from Dresden. Friedrich id on the right. Text incorrectly dates the 'Robot' from 1910, it should be 1810. [Source: Popular Mechanics Aug 1950] Trompeter This is an example of a program (e.g. stepped drum) […]

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1849 – Flute-Playing Automaton – Innocenzo Manzetti (Italian)

cyberne1 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:17:56 +0000

1849 – Flute-Playing Automaton by Innocenzo Manzetti. A comparison photo above showing the Flautist's size with a real person. In 1849 Innocenzo Manzetti constructed a flute-playing automaton, in the shape of a man, life-size, seated on a chair. Hidden inside the chair were levers, connecting rods and compressed air tubes, which made the automaton's lips […]

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1992 – “Soul of Bubble King” – Kenji Yanobe (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:16:37 +0000

From Kenji Yanobe, one of Japan’s most creative contemporary artists, comes the whimsical sculptural work "Soul of Bubble King" . Inspired by the Japanese subculture of Anime and Manga, Yanobe’s works are intellectually inquisitive and convey a stoic persistence in facing adversity in everyday life. Created in 1992, "Soul of Bubble King" is a monumental sculpture […]

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2006 – “Birds” – Chico MacMurtrie / Amorphic Robot Works (Mexican/American)

cyberne1 — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 03:56:37 +0000

Friday, February 10, 2006 Inflatable Body sculptures premiere in Australia ARW will workshop and premiere 16 new Inflatable Body sculptures in Adelaide Australia, March 3 – April 8, 2006, in a series presented by the Experimental Art Foundation. These new Bird sculptures represent a continuation of Amorphic Robot Works' research into materials and improved sculptural […]

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1999 – Slim Slime Snake Robot – Shigeo Hirose and Takeshi Aoki (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Mon, 28 May 2012 12:32:59 +0000

Slim Slime Robot The Slim Slime robot is a robot made up of linearly connecting multiple modules that pneumatically bend and elongate. Inside a module (below), three metal bellows are arranged in parallel at regular intervals with an identical circumference. Both ends of each bellows are fixed with two disks, and the disks are connected […]

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