Automation & IIoT

Motion actuator moves like snake in 3D

June 1, 2008

Designer tubes resembling Chinese finger traps deliver coordinated motion and force.

Read how electroactive polymer (EAP) actuators work to output motion in three dimensions.

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Elisabeth Eitel

Elisabeth Eitel was a Senior Editor at Machine Design magazine until 2014. She has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Fenn College at Cleveland State University.

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