Liquid gears promise wear-free robotics, NYU study shows
TL;DR
NYU researchers developed a fluid-based gear system that transmits motion via directed fluid flows instead of interlocking teeth, enabling non-contact transmission and reducing wear and jam risks. Demonstrated with two submerged cylinders in a water–glycerol mix, the approach could inform soft robotics and instantly tunable gear ratios, with findings published in Physical Review Letters.
Topics:technologyai-and-robotics#ai-and-robotics#fluid-dynamics#fluid-gears#robotics#soft-robotics#wear-resistance
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