Material Linear-Actuator for Robotics

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Basically you can turn regular fishing line and nichrome wire into a linear actuator that can contract much like a human muscle.

Brandon T. Wood

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Here you can find Instructables showing the process of creating Material Actuators and Nickel Plating.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Fabricating-Fishing-Line-Artificial-Muscle-at-Home/

Basically follow this tutorial but I add an additional step of wrapping the fishing line in nichrome wire before it is wound.

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