For the little I understand of lorentz force is that when high current pass through wires, they tend to electromagnetically attract each other.
So I was wondering if, by passing high current, low voltage (like the "reverse" of electrostatic) one would be able to make an electromagnetic artificial muscle.
I came across this video these 3 videos that shows the effect in different manners:
https://youtu.be/nCNkKrcnu7U
https://youtu.be/43AeuDvWc0k
https://youtu.be/0tq0hNYF1Ts
Would be possible to build a coiled artificial muscle made out of high current passing through copper wire (water cooled to avoid damage) that could both use the lorentz force and the electromagnetic field created by the coil in order to make a contraction similar to a muscle?
Lorentz Force electromagnetic artificial muscles have not garnered significant research attention in the field of artificial muscles. While Lorentz Force involves charged particles and magnetic fields, it hasn't been a widely explored mechanism. Research has predominantly focused on other artificial muscle mechanisms such as electroactive polymers, shape-memory alloys, and pneumatic systems. Stay updated with recent scientific literature for any potential advancements in this area.
That is an interesting question, But the problem here is the requirement of very high current, for artificial muscle you need to expand as well, how do you think you can expand the spring , you need opposite current flow . If you try to put another coil inside the outer coil then it becomes an inductor. But using inductors as artificial muscle has never been heard of for good reasons.
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