A muscle from the slug's mouth helps the robot move, which is currently controlled by an external electrical field. Future iterations of the device will include ganglia – bundles of neurons and nerves ...

Researchers in Japan have taken a major step forward in biohybrid robotics by developing a hand powered by lab-grown muscle tissue. A collaborative effort between the University of Tokyo and Waseda ...

In a tiny laboratory pond, a robotic stingray flaps its fins and swims around. Roughly the width of a dime, the bot dashes distances multiple times its body size. It easily navigates around corners ...

Biohybrid robotics integrates living tissues with engineered materials to yield devices that blend the adaptability of biological systems with synthetic robustness. This convergence of biology and ...

Biohybrid robots powered by real muscle can move smoothly and self-repair, but weak connections between soft tissue and hard ...

Scientists in Japan have made a robot face covered in living, self-healing skin that can smile in a demonstration of a new technique researchers believe could help pave the way for lifelike biohybrid ...

In 2014, researchers at the University of Illinois created a microscopic swimming robot. This accomplishment alone might not have attracted much attention. But what set it apart was how they ...

(CN) — A fusion of biology and mechanics, a new biohybrid robot can make small turns thanks to silicone, muscle tissue and electricity. Conventional biohybrid robots walk while moving forward so they ...

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The complex combination of movements required for this simple scissor gesture is a big step up from the capabilities of previous biohybrid robots. A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a ...