Artificial muscles run on glucose and oxygen, just like the real thing

Scientists at Linköping University blur the line between robot and organism has they develop an artificial muscle that runs off of glucose and oxygen like its organic counterpart. Made of a special polymer, the new plastic muscles open the promise of implantable artificial muscles and micro-robots that can be powered by like living organs.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• Bionics
• Linkoping University
• Prosthetics
• Robotics

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/31PpKEu