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- 1Muscle-powered paper-thin robot swims through watery maze▼Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through watery maze
MIT researchers have built a paper-thin swimming robot powered by living muscle cells, capable of navigating through watery mazes. The soft robotic swimmer represents progress in biohybrid robotics, where engineered muscle tissue drives tiny machines. Coverage from MIT News and Robohub highlights its potential uses in medicine and microscale tasks.
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A listener shared that they spent time with records by Soft Machine, the British progressive and jazz-rock band formed in the 1960s. The mention is a simple personal listening note rather than news, but it reflects the band's continued presence among fans of the Canterbury scene decades after its founding. There is no indication of a new release, anniversary, or event prompting the post.
- 3Soft Machine to play Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich●Soft Machine, October 24, 2026, Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Munich # concerts # music # Munich # SoftMachine
The British progressive jazz-rock band Soft Machine is announced to perform at Jazzclub Unterfahrt in Munich on October 24, 2026. The date has been flagged among music fans tracking the band's live schedule, with the veteran group continuing to tour internationally. Fans of the long-running band's fusion catalogue are expected to follow ticket news as the date approaches.
- 4Robotic moth grows its own sensors using UV light and artificial blood▼Robotic moth grows its own sensors with UV light and artificial blood
Researchers have developed a robotic moth capable of growing its own sensors, using ultraviolet light and an artificial blood-like fluid. The approach suggests a new way to build soft robotics, where sensors form on the machine rather than being manually installed. Details of the project are drawing attention for blending biology-inspired materials with robotics.
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Researchers have developed a tiny swimming robot powered by living muscle tissue, according to coverage by The Ticker. The biohybrid device uses biological muscles rather than conventional motors to propel itself through fluid, a development that could inform future soft robotics and medical applications such as targeted drug delivery inside the body.
- 6Additive research roundup: self-aware tools and soft robot skins▼Additive research update: self-aware tools, soft robot skins, and more
A new additive manufacturing research update highlights work on self-aware tools and skins for soft robots, alongside other developments in the field. The roundup suggests researchers are increasingly embedding sensing into tools and robotic surfaces, pointing toward machines that can feel and adapt during use rather than simply execute programmed motions.