[Richard Sewell] decided to investigate. The result is a pneumatic actuator built out of lasercut acetal parts. The mechanism consists of of two outer layers of plastic acting as the enclosure ...

Say “thank you” to a pneumatic actuator next time you enjoy a craft beer. Or eat a watermelon. Or open a can of paint. Or interact with any of a number of objects, from cars to pills ...

Here’s a quick look at each of these methods. Pneumatic actuators have a piston inside a hollow cylinder that is moved through that cylinder by pressurized air entering from a compressor or pump.

Known as GRACE (GeometRy-based Actuators able to Contract and Elongate) the pneumatic actuating system was designed by scientists at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT, Italian Institute of ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11661978B2) describes a pneumatic clutch actuator with a self-adjustment mechanism. The actuator includes a piston housing and a piston that can ...