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And unfortunately, their operation is thermally based. This means they are inherently inefficient and as you scale up fine control becomes more difficult due to
by gene-h 7y ago
And unfortunately, their operation is thermally based. This means they are inherently inefficient and as you scale up fine control becomes more difficult due to increased thermal mass.
- m463 7y agoI'm sure there are modest situations where something that can lift 650 times it's weight is more valuable than the thermal limitations. Or maybe super-cold environments?
- yomly 7y agoIndeed - the cooling requirements of maglev don't seem to have prohibited it from existing
- Tossrock 7y agoPneumatic air muscles are in the same strength to weight range - for example, the Shadow 30mm version is ~470 minimum. They can also be simply manufactured today, cycle very quickly, and are easy to control.
- deepnotderp 7y agoPneumatic actuation is also very powerful, and has been used for a while in rockets and are relatively reliable, even in various extreme conditions.
- Rooster61 7y agoNot to mention it would be susceptible to environmental changes. A prosthetic device would spaz out going from an air conditioned room out into a hot day, for example.