Airic’s_arm is no ordinary robot arm. It is inspired by nature. In a combination of mechatronics and the biological role model of a human being, it demonstrates new possibilities for automated motion sequences in the future.
Like its natural role model, the robot arm is equipped with bones and muscles. The 30 pneumatic muscles move the artificial bone structure. Like in humans, this consists of an ulna and radius, hand and finger bones, a shoulder ball joint and a shoulder blade – joints that have never been seen before in the technical world.
The pneumatic muscles are now available as a series product under the name Fluidic muscle DMSP and are widely used in industrial practice. With the piezo proportional valves used of the MPYE type it is possible to precisely control the actuators in order to precisely adjust the forces and stiffness in the design. These actuators are coordinated by a combination of mechatronics and software.