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🦾 McKibben Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (2D)

2D Canvas simulation of a McKibben pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM): inflate a braided-sleeve rubber bladder to contract it axially, watch the real force-vs-contraction curve, and drive a bio-inspired robotic finger with an agonist-antagonist muscle pair.

Robotics & Kinematics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D Canvas simulation of a McKibben pneumatic artificial muscle: inflate a braided-sleeve rubber bladder to contract it axially with the real F(theta) = (P*pi*D0^2/4)*(3cos^2(theta)-1) force model, and drive a bio-inspired robotic finger with an agonist-antagonist muscle pair.

RoboticsActuatorsSoft RoboticsPneumaticsBiomechanics

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install