Microfluidic-based soft robotic prosthetics promise relief for diabetic amputees Pneumatic actuators can control fit of prosthetic sockets, reducing pain and skin ulcerations Date: June 28, 2022 ...

We're no strangers to amputees moving stuff with their minds -- for that matter, a thought-controlled prosthetic isn't really new to us, either -- but the pneumatic arm you see here isn't like ...

Microfluidic-based soft robotic prosthetics promise relief for diabetic amputees Pneumatic actuators can control fit of prosthetic sockets, reducing pain and skin ulcerations ...

To address this problem, the group developed a way to miniaturize the actuators. They designed a microfluidic chip with 10 integrated pneumatic valves to control each actuator.

The actuator is not connected to any power pneumatic pump, and when the legs are in the swing position or moving, the actuator provides no resistance. This design feature won Kong a best patent ...

We've been hearing a lot about "artificial muscles," which allow robotic devices or prosthetic limbs to perform human-like motions.And while most of them have been produced in labs utilizing high ...

Presently, prosthetics rely on relatively heavy hydraulic, electric or pneumatic actuators to flex artificial fingers, but scientists at Germany's Saarland University are experimenting with much ...

Lego Prosthetic Arm Takes Custom Prostheses to a Whole New Level. By medGadget. February 26, 2012. ... and the pneumatic actuators can be driven via a Lego air compressor or a series of hand pumps.

2019 JUN 19-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- A patent application by the inventors Lathers, Steven; LaBelle, Jeffrey, filed on November 27, 2018, was made available ...

The scientists started with a recently developed device using pneumatic actuators to adjust the pressure of the prosthetic socket. This initial device was quite heavy, limiting its use in real ...