--- title: Fibrous Muscles For Humanoid Robotics | daily.dev description: Researchers have developed Electrofluidic Fiber Muscles, a new type of actuator for humanoid robotics. Unlike traditional motor-and-gearbox systems, these... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fibrous-muscles-for-humanoid-robotics-mg0lkmipu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fibrous Muscles For Humanoid Robotics | daily.dev og:description: Researchers have developed Electrofluidic Fiber Muscles, a new type of actuator for humanoid robotics. Unlike traditional motor-and-gearbox systems, these... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fibrous-muscles-for-humanoid-robotics-mg0lkmipu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MG0lkmIpU.png og:image:alt: Fibrous Muscles For Humanoid Robotics og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fibrous Muscles For Humanoid Robotics **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers have developed Electrofluidic Fiber Muscles, a new type of actuator for humanoid robotics. Unlike traditional motor-and-gearbox systems, these actuators use electrofluidic pressure — a small high-voltage current drives a pressure gradient through a tube — to shorten muscle strands in a way that mimics biological flexor and extensor mechanics. The pressure pump can be wound around the fibers themselves, creating a compact package. The technology shows more promise than previous pressurized actuation approaches but is not yet available for hobbyist use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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