Object manipulations performed by the biohybrid robots. Credit: Shoji Takeuchi, Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo
Researchers have developed a novel method of growing whole muscles from hydrogel sheets impregnated with myoblasts. They then incorporated these muscles as antagonistic pairs into a biohybrid robot, which successfully performed manipulations of objects. This approach overcame earlier limitations of a short functional life of the muscles and their ability to exert only a weak force, paving the way for more advanced biohybrid robots.
The new field of biohybrid robotics involves the use of living tissue within robots, rather than just metal and plastic...
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