Dennisson Technologies develops AURAFLEX, an artificial muscle platform that utilizes light-activated smart materials to create compact and flexible actuators capable of mimicking biological muscle movement. This technology provides lightweight and silent actuation solutions for soft robotics and wearable devices, overcoming the limitations of traditional heavy and rigid actuators.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Traditional actuators used in robotics and wearable devices are often bulky, heavy, rigid, and noisy, limiting their application in areas requiring compact, lightweight, and flexible movement. These limitations hinder the development of advanced soft robotics, comfortable wearable technology, and other applications where natural muscle-like motion is desired.
Solution
Dennisson Technologies has developed AURAFLEX, an artificial muscle platform that utilizes light-activated smart materials to create thin, flexible, and silent actuators. AURAFLEX mimics biological muscle movement, contracting when irradiated with bright light and pulling weight several hundred times its own within seconds. The contraction distance is variable from 0-30% of its length. Constructed using flexible components with a tight bending radius, AURAFLEX can conform around sharp bends, making it suitable for soft robotic applications and conforming-fit wearable devices. This technology enables the creation of lightweight and compact actuation solutions, overcoming the limitations of traditional actuators.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes developers and engineers in soft robotics, wearable technology, medical devices, automotive, and aerospace industries seeking compact, lightweight, and flexible actuation solutions.
Features
- Thin-film construction using polymer layers, LED arrays on flexible PCBs, and thin plastic housings for a low-profile design
- Lightweight design achieved by minimizing dense components
- Silent operation without vibrations, pumps, compressors, or frictional interaction of metal parts
- High flexibility with a bending radius of less than 10mm
- Linear, curved, and concentric actuation modes
- Development kit available with customizable AURAFLEX modules, controller, and GUI for easy integration and programming