08-03-2007, 00:01
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Re: Arms
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Originally Posted by meatmanek
Yeah, I've been thinking about that. I think with creative use of solenoids, valves that restrict airflow, good sensors, and nice code, a team could manage to make a pneumatic servo that used minimal air. The more I think about it, the more possible it seems.
http://robotics.mcmaster.ca/Videos.htm#pneumatic |
I too have heard about people pressurizing both ends of an actuator to operate it linearly. But getting this to work would be a lot harder then using a motor.
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