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- 1MIT Builds Swimming Robot Powered By Living Muscle Cells▼MIT Engineers Design Swimming Robot Powered By Living Muscle Cells
MIT engineers have designed a small swimming robot that moves using living muscle cells rather than conventional motors. The robot uses the natural contraction of biological tissue to propel itself through water, an approach researchers say could lead to softer, more energy-efficient machines with medical and research applications. The project highlights growing interest in biohybrid robotics, where engineered devices are combined with living tissue.
- 2Paper-thin robot powered by muscle cells navigates watery maze▼Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through a watery maze
Researchers have unveiled a paper-thin robot driven by living muscle cells that can swim its way through an underwater maze. The biohybrid device, reported by Tech Xplore, demonstrates how engineered muscle tissue can be used to propel soft microrobots through complex aquatic environments, a step with potential applications in medicine and targeted delivery.
- 3Paper-thin swimming robot powered by living muscle cells●A paper-thin, biohybrid swimming robot powered by a single layer of genetically engineered, living muscle cells that fla
Researchers have unveiled a paper-thin biohybrid swimming robot driven by a single layer of genetically engineered, living muscle cells that contract in response to light, making the device move with a flapping motion. The work combines mechanical and biological engineering, and is drawing attention as an example of how living tissue can be integrated into soft robotics for swimming machines.