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State Library of Pennsylvania STEMlab Adult Programs - 2024 Monthly Series

This Libguide is to accompany the virtual STEMlab Adult Programs for 2024

Hydraulics Event Details

Science Programs for Adults : Hydraulics April 25, 2024

April 25, Noon - 1 PM

One of the most ancient tools, hydraulics power everything from tractors to robots. Come see what new things they can do.

Recording - STEMLab Lunch and Learn: Hydraulics

Read more about Hydraulics

Online Resources

The History of Hydraulics
Hydraulics in the 21st century
An article on plant hydraulics, and how we are using it in technology
Hydraulic Claw Activity Pack
How to make a simple hydraulic grabber
Using hydraulics for robots: Introduction
How we use hydraulics in robots
Why Hydraulics and Not Motors?
When to use the two methods to power robots
Fluid Power Gives Robot Arms All the Right Moves
Using hydraulics to provide more accurate grip in robots
Would biological hydraulics be worth evolving in tetrapods?
Why mammals do not use hydraulics, unlike insects and arachnids
Plant hydraulics: The ascent of water
How plants use hydraulics in resource transportation
The Hydraulic Mechanism of the Unfolding of Hind Wings in Dorcus titanus platymelus (Order: Coleoptera)
The use of hydraulics in beetles
Leg Uses Hydraulics and Muscle Flex
How spiders use hydraulics to move
Spiders, and Their Amazing Hydraulic Legs and Genitalia
More on arachnid hydraulics
When a Spider Loses a Leg, Does Its Whole Hydraulic System Lose Pressure?
How the spider uses valves to automatically shut down fluid flow
Why do spiders die with their legs curled up?
The answer to the question
Lab manipulates dead spiders' legs with a puff of air to serve as grabbers
Scientists use a dead spider as a grabber