The Cyborgs Are Coming! US Researchers Reveal Tiny Robot That Walks Using A Strip Of Lab-Grown Muscle Cells
– Robot can move by flexing skeletal muscle grafted onto it
– Could lead to new generation of biological robots
It is the cyborg of the robot world, made up of both biological and mechanical parts.
Researchers have unveiled the first walking robot powered by live muscle.
The muscle is able to flex so the robot can propel itself across a lab – and researchers say it could lead to a new generation of flexible ‘biobots’…
Read more: dailymail.co.uk by Mark Prigg