The University of Tokyo’s latest robot suit can help humans lift heavy loads using naught but air. How exactly? Instead of complex, heavy electronic actuators, the suit uses simpler pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs). These rubber bladders contract when filled with air, mimicking human muscles, to lift weights upward of 50 kg. At [...]
New Upper Body Bionic Suit Uses Air to Lift Loads of 50 Kilograms
Singularity Hub - 16 Oct 2012 17:33
The University of Tokyo’s latest robot suit can help humans lift heavy loads using naught but air. How exactly? Instead of complex, heavy electronic actuators, the suit uses simpler pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs). These rubber bladders contract when filled with air, mimicking human muscles, to lift weights upward of 50 kg. At [...]
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