Wednesday 25 January 2017

Development of a hydraulic drive high-power artificial muscle

(Tokyo Institute of Technology) As part of the Impulsing PAradigm Change through disruptive Technologies Program (ImPACT) Tough Robotics Challenge (Program Manager: Satoshi Tadokoro), which is an initiative of the Cabinet Office Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, the research team including Professor Koichi Suzumori from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Dr. Ryo Sakurai from Bridgestone Corporation succeeded in developing a hydraulic drive, high-power artificial muscle. It is one of the keys for realizing tough robots that can be used at extreme disaster sites.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2kv7uxJ

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