An artificial muscle including an internal electromechanically charged rod extending beyond two attach points. A plurality of mesh cylinders having a mesh cylinder top and a mesh cylinder bottom surrounding the charged rod. A fiber surrounding the mesh cylinders and mechanically attached to the mesh cylinders at an attachment spacing and wherein an electromagnetic source activates the artificial muscle through at least one microprocessor. The artificial muscle fiber may be nylon and the attach points may be titanium. The artificial muscle fiber may be coated with nylon. The artificial muscle fiber may contain a viscous fluid.