First robot leg with ‘artificial muscles’ jumps nimbly: Study
While conventional robotic legs are driven by an electromagnetic rotary motor (left), for their musculoskeletal system the researchers use electrohydraulic actuators – i.e. artificial muscles (right). Credit: Thomas Buchner / ETH Zurich and Toshihiko Fukushima / MPI-IS Researchers said on Monday they had designed the first robotic leg with “artificial muscles”—oil-filled bags allowing machines to