RealFeedApp Genetically engineered muscles power water-swimming robot
MIT engineers developed a thin robot with fins covered in genetically engineered muscle cells that twitch in response to light. This biological layer provides enough force for the device to swim and maneuver through water.
- Field
- robotics
- What they did
- Researchers created a robot with a gel skeleton covered by a layer of live muscle cells that twitch in response to light.
- Why it matters
- This design allows controlling the robot's direction and speed in water by switching light on different parts of its body.
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