lubricated pneumatics.

[psychostorm]

Be careful though. If water gets into the mechanism it becomes Carbon Hydroxide which is banned for not being inert

[Eventorizon]

Be careful though. If water gets into the mechanism it becomes Carbon Hydroxide which is banned for not being inert

Carbon Hydroxide is entirely hypothetical, so far as I know, and would form a highly unstable liquid. You cant ban something that has probably never been made outside of a Lab for fractions of a second.

[craig_colliass]

For low temp lubrication either molycote or PTFE based lubricant should be OK for temperatures down to -73C

http://www.dowcorning.com/applicatio...t.aspx?R=387EN

I would say to use this stuff sparingly, As has been mentioned, the duty cycle of pneumatic systems on robots is particularly low, so in most cases I would say lubrication at service intervals is all you need.