The science of soft robotics is booming, and researchers at the University of Illinois have just pushed it one step further with these centimeter-long biobots powered by muscle cells and controlled by an electrical field.
The science of soft robotics is booming, and researchers at the University of Illinois have just pushed it one step further with these centimeter-long biobots powered by muscle cells and controlled by an electrical field.
It turns out that robots dont need to be BigDog-sized to be freaky. Scientists at the University of Illinois have created one a mere centimeter (half-inch) in size built on a 3D-printed hydrogel backbone. The ew part is what powers it: a strip of skeletal muscle cells triggered by an electric current.
Scientists at the University of Illinois have come up with a conductive, water-based ink that lets you draw working circuits on an ordinary piece of paper. They’ve packaged the product into a rollerball pen, called Circuit Scribe, and if you want to be one of the first to get hold of one, the team is […]
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