...: a lightweight polycarbonate plastic version suitable for inexpensive mass production, and an aluminum and stainless steel linkage that offers greater reliability and higher stiffness. Both linkages were designed to be statically balanced over their full workspace. Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics...

...Oscar F. “Erik” Slotboom Thick-walled stainless steel optical tubes used in steel armored cables sustain severe forces arising from the axial strain of the bulk cable, core pressure caused by the squeezing effect of the helically wrapped armor wires, and external forces on the cable. The conditions...