Three designs (VIDEO)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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Experimental video of three actuator designs. By tuning the pressure volume relationship between the two shells, the researchers were able to develop an actuator capable of releasing enough energy to jump, as seen in design C.

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(Video courtesy of David Melancon and Benjamin Gorissen/Harvard SEAS)

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