Linear actuators are a great help when you’re moving something along a single axis, but with so many options, how do you decide? [Jeremy Fielding] walks us through some of the high level tradeoffs of ...

These Fluid Displacement Thermal Actuators designed by [Andrew Benson] are a delightful and profoundly different approach to the Power Harvesting Challenge portion of The Hackaday Prize. While most ...

Ele ctro-hydraulic muscles are sometimes a viable alternative to electric motors in robot legs, according to researchers at Max Planck ETH Center for Learning Systems. This sort of ...

This whitepaper gives complete details on the comparison between electric rod actuators and hydraulic cylinders. It will include comparisons of velocity, force, service life maintenance between the ...

The coupling of electronic and hydraulic technology is becoming increasingly common, especially in electrohydraulic actuators. The coupling of electronic and hydraulic technology is becoming ...

Check out our 2022 Hannover Fair coverage. Self-contained actuators, recently introduced by Bosch Rexroth, allow decentralized infrastructures with electric control. They offer a smaller footprint, ...

Electro-hydraulic motion, the mechanism behind the Venus fly trap’s ability to catch insects, could power soft robots, according to the University of Colorado Boulder. “Usually, books about ...