EMAS - Edinburgh Modular Arm System

Elumotion Ltd. were commissioned to develop the prototype Edinburgh Modular Arm System, EMAS to pre-production level.

CAD and CAM techniques were used to develop several working versions of this arm before final drawings were issued for creating high-batch productions.

The arm, patented and in production through Touch EMAS, comprises powerful motors within the structural limb sections. This ‘endoskeletal’ approach enables realistic coverings to be put onto the arm to make it appear life-like. The arm shown has two active degrees of freedom, one for the flexion and extension of the elbow, and a similar articulation for the shoulder.