Hybrid fluid transmission enables light and swift robotic arms
Glendale CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2014 - Engineers routinely face tradeoffs as they design robotic limbs - weight vs. speed, ease of control vs. fluidity. A new hybrid fluid transmission developed at Disney Research Pittsburgh promises to eliminate some of those tradeoffs, making possible robot arms that are light enough to move swiftly and gracefully, yet with precise control. The transmission consists of antagonist pairs of rol ... more

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