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Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through watery maze
September 29, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:

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Powered by muscle cells, a paper-thin robot swims through watery maze

MIT engineers' new aquabot offers a way to design small, efficient "biohybrid" robots.

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Swimming can take a lot of muscle. But as MIT engineers have found, even a single layer of muscle cells can power through water if designed right. . . .

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