A pneumatic motor (air motor), or compressed air engine, is a type of motor which does mechanical work by expanding compressed air. Pneumatic motors generally convert the compressed air energy to ...

However, there are many applications where pneumatic motors offer unique advantages: high power-to-weight ratio, indifference to overload and stall, cool operation, indifference to dirty or explosive ...

But this fully 3D printed pneumatic stepper motor designed by [Foad Sojoodi Farimani] might one day change that. The PneuAct, which he presented at the recent International Conference on Robotics ...