Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
December 01, 2025
December 01, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
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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 from both living tissue and synthetic parts. By pairing lab-grown . . .
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Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
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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 from both living tissue and synthetic parts. By pairing lab-grown . . .