AURAFLEX
Artificial Muscle Platform
Delivering motion in a slimmer package
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Composed of only thin films: polymer layers, LED arrays on a sub-millimeter flexible PCBs and thin plastic housings, AURAFLEX is made to perform while maintaining an extremely low profile design.
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Actuators typically have metals used in their construction such as stainless steel, copper coils and magnets that contribute largely to the overall weight. With minimal dense components, AURAFLEX can remain lightweight while providing actuation.
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Without vibrations, pumps, compressors and high-speed frictional interaction of metal parts, AURAFLEX is very quiet. With a light-activated smart material at the core of actuation, it's as quiet as turning a light switch on and off.
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AURAFLEX is constructed using flexible components, each with a bending radius of <10mm, resulting in very high flexibility allowing it to conform around sharp bends, ideal for soft robotic applications and conforming-fit wearable devices.
AURAFLEX Actuation Technology
Actuators tend to be bulky, heavy, rigid and expensive due to their high complexity. But nature's actuators are muscles. Muscles are powerful yet compact, lightweight, silent and flexible.
AURAFLEX is an actuator reinvented. Inspired by human muscle.
At Dennisson, we develop AURAFLEX, an artificial muscle that harnesses the power of smart material technology (materials that are designed to move or change shape as a response to external stimuli). When irradiated with bright light, it contracts pulling weight several hundred times its own within seconds. This contraction distance can be varied from 0-30% its length, enabling new functionalities within Soft Robotics and Wearable Technologies to become possible.
ACTUATION MODES
LINEAR
With simpler and less components to actuate, AURAFLEX can deliver linear actuation in a compact form factor and yet remain lightweight allowing for a wide range of applications.
CURVED
AURAFLEX is constructed using flexible components, each with a tight bending radius resulting in very high flexibility allowing it to conform around sharp bends. Ideal for soft robotic applications, wearable devices and more.
CONCENTRIC
AURAFLEX can be wrapped around objects to induce a concentric actuation to compress, squeeze or induce pressure without the bulk (or noise) of traditional pneumatic systems.
Prototype Development
3-finger 1:1 scale wearable glove.
Flexible thin film components
Glove prototype components
Housing, LED array and artificial muscle film
Wearable glove demonstration
WEARABLE TECH
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Assistive Movement
Develop garments with assistive mobility without the hassle of clunky and heavy components. Integrate AURAFLEX and provide active function while maintaining a sleek and comfortable user experience.
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Adaptive Fit Adjustment
AURAFLEX as a low-profile artificial muscle can enable the next generation of garments that self-tailor or self-adjust to any shape.
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Resistive Wearables
Aritificial muscles, for building muscles. AURAFLEX as a wearable muscle can restrict movement enabling true powered active resistance training.
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Active Compression
Integrate AURAFLEX into compression garments for portable active and dynamic compression capabilities.
SOFT ROBOTICS
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Robotic Arms | End Effectors
Heavy actuators have a compounding effect on increased weight and bulk of soft robotics systems.
By replacing traditional actuators with AURAFLEX, transform your robotic systems into sleek, lightweight and compact versions.
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Humanoid Robotics
Flexible, low-profile, compliant, silent and high strain capabilities up to 30%. Integrate AURAFLEX artificial muscles to power your humanoid robotics.
DEVELOPMENT KITS 2024
We are in the process of developing our first Development Kits for registered partners. To become a registered partner and for more information on AURAFLEX technical specifications and compatibility for your products or industry, please get in touch now!
Tell us your requirements and let’s make it happen with AURAFLEX - Dennisson Team
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