Advanced artificial muscles
Clone Robotics plans to advance humanoid robotics with its artificial muscle technology, Myofiber. It animates the skeleton by attaching musculotendon units to anatomically precise points on the bones.
These monolithic units eliminate tendon failures and mimic the desirable traits of mammalian skeletal muscles, such as a response time under 50ms, over 30 percent unloaded contraction, and at least 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) of contraction force for a 3-gram muscle fiber.
According to the firm, Myofiber is the only artificial muscle capable of achieving such power, speed, and efficiency.
The Clone’s skeleton includes all 206 bones of the human body, with minor bone fusions, and features fully articulated joints, artificial ligaments, and connective tissues.