New soft actuator weighs 15g, lifts 400g, costs under $3 to build
IanPritchard · x · 2026-10-25
Ian Pritchard shows off a new soft actuator: it weighs just 15g yet lifts 400g — a lift-to-weight ratio near 27x — and costs less than a toonie (CAD $3) to build, verified on a scale in the attached photo. A promising data point for cheap, high-payload robotics and wearables.
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