"Disney" is working on the natural movement of the robots

Disney might not earned a name in the manufacture of robots, but they certainly use a lot of animatronics in his films and theme parks. In a sense, the audience and visitors even more demanding of the naturalness of gestures moving figures, so it is natural that the company has attended to developments in this area. In their labs, they have developed a new way to control mechanical dolls without using conventional motors or pumps. Instead they use this pneumatic tubes and air pressure. Result on the video looks pretty good:


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Key technology - passive pneumatic transmission ultra-low friction:



Driven motor can be placed in the body of the robot is a mechanical arm makes easier and movement - sleeker. If we replace the air in a transmission to the water, it may be used as a passive manipulator without motors neposredstveno operator (or puppeteer). In this case, he gets straight taktiulnuyu of inverse relationship, including the ability to feel the texture.

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