Artificial Muscles Robotic Arm Full Range of Motion + Static Strength Test (V11)

Source: Automaton Robotics

We have achieved strong, fast, power-dense, high-efficiency, biomimetic, soft, safe, clean, organic and affordable robotic technology. Dumbbell weights 7 kg (15,6 lb) , forearm with hand only 1 kg (2,2 lb).

This artificial muscles robotic arm is operated by water and consumes 200W at peak. We invent and produce our electro-hydraulic mini valves to have complete controllability of speed contraction and compress the whole powering system (for a full body) inside humanlike robot torso.

At this moment our robotic arm is operated only by a half of artificial muscles when compared to a human body. Strongest finger-bending muscle still missing. Fingers are going to move from left to right but they don’t have muscles yet. Metacarpal and left-to-right wrist movement are also blocked. This version has a position sensor in each joint but they are yet to be software-implemented. We are going to add everything mentioned above in the next prototype.

The movement sequence was written and sent by simple commands to a hand. We wish to develop a platform for reinforcement learning purposes, prosthetic arms and ultimately a full humanoid robots to serve people for fun, as butlers, cleaners, chauffeurs, construction workers (also in space) and even achieve human immortallity by transplanting the brain into the machine.

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In this video we show you the new kind of artificial muscles that don’t explode after puncture but just bleed without a visible decrease of performance. We also present our robotic arm. Since the last time we have shown it we made a very big progress in valve contruction to keep it leaktight, durable and energy efficient. We increased the durability of the muscles to operate under higher pressures and sustain much more life cycles. Next step is to add the second half of the forearm muscles to achieve all of degrees of freedom of a human arm.

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