Future robots could soon have a lot more muscle power. Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new ...
Despite their remarkable flexibility, today’s soft artificial muscles struggle to deliver meaningful force. This ...
Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...
Researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an ...
Our muscles are nature’s actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate “biohybrid robots” made ...
A dual cross-linked magnetic polymer solves the fundamental trade-off limiting soft artificial muscles, achieving ...
The macroscopic movement of our muscles is caused by the collective movement of “biomolecular motors”. Scientists and engineers have long been trying to imitate this process. French scientists have ...