Bio-Hybrid Robot Uses Living Muscle

Jun-06-18 By integrating living muscle into a robotic skeleton, researchers are developing stronger, more dexterous robots.

The most recent integration of biology and robots was created by the team at the University of Tokyo, who attached hydrogel sheets of muscle precursor cells (myoblasts) to the skeleton’s anchor points. The muscles work in pairs, triggered by electrodes to contract in opposing forces that will increase the life of the tissues by preventing shrinkage. According to lead study author Yuya Morimoto, "Our findings show that, using this antagonistic arrangement of muscles, these robots can mimic the actions of a human finger.”

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