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ETH Researchers Report Robotic Actuator Using Biological Muscle

Robotics and Automation News reported that researchers at ETH Zurich developed a robotic actuator combining mouse-derived skeletal muscle tissue and hydrogel.

What happened

According to the publication, the researchers designed the muscle tissue and soft hydrogel scaffold as an integrated system and examined their arrangement and material properties using computer simulations. The article said the researchers showed that interactions between the muscle tissue and artificial scaffold are important.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/eth-kenkyuu-chiimu-mausu-yurai-no-kinniku-wo-tsukau-seitai-h-1a39f4. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.