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An apparatus generates power at micro-scale dimensions that is sufficient to simulate the muscle activity required by the joints of robotic fingers. The apparatus includes a bellows device for generating a motion stimulus in response to pressure changes within the bellows. A configuration of program

An apparatus generates power at micro-scale dimensions that is sufficient to simulate the muscle activity required by the joints of robotic fingers. The apparatus includes a bellows device for generating a motion stimulus in response to pressure changes within the bellows. A configuration of programmable micromachined valves is used to regulate the flow of pressurized fluid within the bellows. A microprocessor is responsive to motion commands for controlling the operation of the apparatus. The apparatus is configured as an integrated device that is coupled to the articulations of a robotic hand via suitable attachment mechanisms.

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An integrated apparatus for generating a motion stimulus, said apparatus comprising: a base; bellows means, at least partially integrally coupled to said base and responsive to a pressure condition at an input port of said bellows means, for generating a motion stimulus; valve means, at least partia

An integrated apparatus for generating a motion stimulus, said apparatus comprising: a base; bellows means, at least partially integrally coupled to said base and responsive to a pressure condition at an input port of said bellows means, for generating a motion stimulus; valve means, at least partially formed within said base and integrally coupled to said bellows means, for operatively regulating the application of pressure to the input port of said bellows means; and a controller means, at least partially formed within said base, for controlling the operation of said valve means.