/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6230283
>>you're an idiot who has probably never worked with either.
I've used pneumatics for a robot I built and got a paper on it.

>>have a stronger output force
that's why you use them, for now at least

But, hydraulics are less efficient and have a higher MTBF. Electric actuators are currently gaining on hydraulics right now.

We're getting pretty close to replacing the fucking insane hydraulic actuator arrangements in airplanes with electric actuators.


>>And now we can do sweet things, like make jumping robots.
Yeah, but the bandwidth is really really bad! You most certainly can't make a good walking robot with them.

MTBF is really bad for pneumatics too.