[hackpgh-discuss] Re: opposite of a flex sensor
- From: Ed Paradis <legomaniac@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 10:34:58 -0500
Maybe something less elegant? Like a traditional linear actuator?
Such as "a motor turns a screw with a nut on it" or "a bike cable is
retracted and extended from a motorized spool".
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Derrick Brashear <shadow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> bimetal strip?
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> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Logan Stack <logan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 2 Mar 2011, at 22:34 , j. eric townsend wrote:
>>> nitonol wire?
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>> That's awesome!
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>> ...but not actually what I'm looking for
>> I'm trying to mimmic a mussel, so I want a material that bends/contracts
>> when I apply electricity.
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