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ETH Zurich Unveils Small Robot Powered by Muscle

A research team at ETH Zurich reported a small biohybrid robot combining mouse-derived skeletal muscle tissue with a soft, gel-like scaffold.

What happened

According to ETH Zurich, the team used a method that integrates muscle and scaffold in the design to demonstrate a small robot that can jump, swim, walk and grasp. The findings were published in Nature Communications.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/eth-zurich-mausu-yurai-kinniku-to-juu-sei-ashiba-wo-tougou-s-23c173. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.