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OT-2026-000001872

Soft variable impedance actuator using embedded jamming layer

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Industrial Motion & Power Transmission › Fluid Power
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CHOI INRAK, DO BRIAN H, FOLLMER SEAN WESTON
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UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
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US-12577968-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 17 March 2026
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Abstract

A variable impedance actuator is provided with a bladder-style actuator having a first end and a second end, and a jamming brake located inside the bladder-style actuator and connected to the first end and the second end of the bladder-style actuator. The bladder-style actuator and the jamming brake are independently controlled.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001872, “Soft variable impedance actuator using embedded jamming layer,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:09:11 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001872.

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