The theoretical limit for polymer muscles is calculated at lifting 500 times its own weight. If a robot with polymer muscles had muscles about the size of a regular person then the leg muscles might weight 10 kg. This would enable lifting capability of 800 kg with the current system. Theoretically a strength of 5 tons might eventually be achieved. In addition, these novel artificial muscles could potentially convert and store energy, which could help the robots power themselves after a short period of charging.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:31:23 +0000
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