Design and implementation of a 300% strain soft artificial muscle

This video accompanies the paper: Elliot W. Hawkes ; David L. Christensen ; Allison M. Okamura. Design and implementation of a 300% strain soft artificial muscle. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016.

[@Mewbits]

What type of fiber is used? Would love a DIY video on how to make one

[@drbelli]

1:50 that blade is blunt, please... i like the concept a lot, with a kevlar woven cover, it might even stand to sharp blades...

[@arezoomovahed9445]

Hello, I want to make the same iPAM, so I need to know the fiber material, I was wondering if you could provide me some information. Thank you in advance

[@onlytruth1573]

Pls give details of the power supply

[@joseyamamoto2548]

The actuator looks like electric, but it pneumatic. The fiber is to provide structure, not for electric potential

[@glenfoxh]

Stretching is from an external pull force. IE, some weight. The power to pull it back is a vacuum. You will need a vacuum pump, an air chamber to create the vacuum in, and a valve to open and close that vacuum. Overall it is both quite simple, and impressive.

[@tigga5117]

​@@joseyamamoto2548Doesnt it use positive pressure to expand only laterally (due to the fiber) and use the rubber to spring back up? No Vacuum I believe

[@ИванИванович-ы6щ6й]

мне непонятно какое усилие создают эти мышцы по сравнению с мышцами человека при тех же размерах.

[@ecmswagger]

What is the PSI?

[@tagyoureit2364]

Have you tried seeing how small you can make them? I guess smaller ones would be less effective from the deceased cross section. Nvm I guess.

[@kingmasterlord]

naw man, mesh ring joint support, you right.

[@7200darkcharm]

@@kingmasterlordOr maybe several small ones in conjunction with?

[@kingmasterlord]

@@7200darkcharm I can dig it

[@dmitrymelnikov3454]

!ngeniously =)