Robotic actuator
US9821475B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/22
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A robotic actuator comprises a mass manufactured bellows, wherein the mass manufactured bellows allows a volume change by localized bending, and wherein the mass manufactured bellows is formed from a material that has a higher strength in at least two axes relative to at most one other axis, and an end effector, wherein the end effector is coupled to the manufactured bellows.
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