BUILD

COMPONENTS

01 Fiber Base actuator unit 02 Fascicle Fiber bundle 03 Tendons Elastic + rigid 04 Muscle Architecture

STAGES

05 Drawstrings Engineering blueprints 06 Arm Build 8-phase plan

REFERENCES

07 Specs BOM + power 08 Notion All docs

08 NOTION

NOTION WORKSPACE — ALL PAGES

All research and build documentation is organized in Notion. Click to open each page.

MAIN HUB

Biomechanical Robotic Arm

Main hub — overview, hierarchy, build phases, all subpages

ACTIVE BUILD DOCS

Muscle Fascicle — Build Guide

Step-by-step fascicle construction, fiber pairs, assembly

Muscle Group Assembly — Full Arm Build

Group-level assembly, routing, control wiring

Bill of Materials

Full shopping list with specs

Actual Biomechanics

Anatomy reference and biological inspiration

RESEARCH NOTES

Muscle Actuator Research — Material & Build Notes

Material alternatives, AliExpress evaluations, graphite coating, resistance targets

Muscle Strand Construction — Integrated Heater Approach

Co-insert method, 2-ply, resistance targets, fascicle structure

Bioinspired Speed & Architecture — Design Evolution

Two-tier fascicles, elastic tendons, oil cooling, motor unit recruitment analog

ARCHIVED (SUPERSEDED)

Archived — Biomechanical Arm Ideas

McKibben, dielectric elastomer, electrohydraulic — abandoned approaches with reasons