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by mhb 18 days ago
Power use would be immense and it would be insanely slow.
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Power use might be high depending on configuration, but speed shouldn't be that slow using capacitors. Sufficiently strong pneumatics tend to require quite a bit of power too.
A general rule I used in industry was that on plant air @7-ish bar, it took at least 5 hp worth of compressor capacity do 1 hp worth of work at the end of the hose.... No biggie on a small scale.
Considering 90%+ of the input energy goes to heat with NiTi actuators, Your walking robot would also double as a great space heater.