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MIT and Others Unveil Quiet Electrofluidic Fiber Artificial Muscles

A research team from the MIT Media Lab and Italy’s Polytechnic University of Bari reportedly developed electrically driven, fiber-shaped artificial muscles.

What happened

U.S. publication Design News reported that a research team from the MIT Media Lab and the Polytechnic University of Bari developed electrically driven fluidic fiber artificial muscles. The research was reportedly published in Science Robotics, and the muscles were described as operating without external pumps or large auxiliary equipment.

Sources

Translated from the Japanese original: /news/epfl-shinkuu-kudou-no-sofutoakuchueeta-wo-kaihatsu-robotto-g-eac14c. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.