We have developed a micro pneumatic system that consists of micro pneumatic muscles and micro valves. We have demonstrated the system of an artificial hand that is similar to a real human hand in motion.

References :
Yong Kwun Lee, Isao Shimoyama, “A Skeletal Framework Artificial Hand Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles,” 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '99), pp. 926-931, May 10-15, 1999. [Proceedings]

Yong Kwun Lee, Isao Shimoyama, “A Skeletal Framework Artificial Hand Actuated by Pneumatic Artificial Muscles, Morpho-Functional Machines,” The New Species, Designing Embodied Intelligence, F. Hara, R. Pfeifer (Eds.), Springer, pp. 131-143, 2003. (ISBN: 4431703330)

Yong Kwun Lee, Isao Shimoyama, “A Multi-Channel Micro Valve for Micro Pneumatic Artificial Muscle,” 15th IEEE International Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS '02), pp. 702-705, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Jan. 20-24, 2002. [Proceedings]