Pneumatic cylinders and actuators are much like their hydraulic and electric counterparts: Their main task is to generate enough force to move a load from one point to another. But how much force is ...

The goal of pneumatics-system design is often to run actuators as fast as possible without introducing excessive shock loads to the system. At low speeds, a cylinder piston can usually hit the end cap ...

[James Bruton] is well known for making robots using electric motors but he’s decided to try his hand at using pneumatics in order to make a fighting robot. The pneumatic cylinders will be used to ...