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Rice University: Powering an 'arm' with air could be mighty handy
August 26, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release:

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Walking feeds pressure to pneumatic robots that could help those with disabilities

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Everybody could use a third arm sometimes, but for some it would be particularly helpful.

Mechanical engineers at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering have built a handy extra limb able to grasp objects and go, powered only by c . . .

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