Scientists devise tiny robot insects that can’t be crushed by a flyswatter
The soft robots are propelled by hair-thin artificial muscles.
Tag: artificial muscle
Artificial origami-inspired muscle can lift up to 1,000 times its own weight
When researchers from Harvard and MIT work together on something, it's probably going to be awesome. Case in point.
Artificial muscle lifts 1,000 times its own weight, brings us closer to humanoid bots
A step closer to forging our new robotic overlords.
Muscle-like fabric could turn regular clothes into ‘Superman suits’
The fibers could be woven in clothes so those who have disabilities can enhance their mobility.
Self-healing artificial muscle made at Stanford University
The closest we've come to natural muscles is a novel elastomer developed at Stanford University, Palo Alto that can stretch ...
Scientists make muscles out of gold plated onions
When it comes to artificial muscles, researchers at from National Taiwan University really know their onions. The team applied an ...
Synthetic muscle made from nylon is 100 times stronger than human muscle
Sometimes, I come across stories or various research that make me wonder "why the heck hasn't anyone else thought of ...
Super-strong artificial muscles made from nanotech yarn
Scientists at University of Texas Dallas have made artificial muscles capable of supporting 100,000 times their own weight and generate ...
Scientists create artificial muscles from nanotubes
Scientists have made another step closer to the bionic man, after creating nanotubes out of carbon straws that can contract ...
