Bionic arm design challenge

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By: Sam Gravois

Page 2 <img data-url='document/bionic-arm-design-challenge.html?page=2' data-page='2' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 2: Bionic arm design challenge' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader034.cupdf.com/reader034/viewer/2022052505/5562201dd8b42af6668b4755/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Air muscles were a good choice because they were low weight, medium cost, and medium strength.

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Page 4 <img data-url='document/bionic-arm-design-challenge.html?page=4' data-page='4' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 4: Bionic arm design challenge' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader034.cupdf.com/reader034/viewer/2022052505/5562201dd8b42af6668b4755/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> An electric hand offered little power and degrees of freedom, and was heavy. However, our budget didn’t allow for a nicer hand

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