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Muscle tissue meets mechanics in biohybrid hand breakthrough | Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures.
Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures. The breakthrough shows the way forward for a new kind of robotics with a range of potential applications.
Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures. "While not entirely surprising, it was interesting that the contractile force of the tissues decreased and showed signs of fatigue after 10 minutes of electrical stimulation, yet recovered within just one hour of rest," said Takeuchi. The suspension also allowed the segments of the hand to float back to a neutral position after being flexed by the lab-grown tendons, although the team says adding elastic or more MuMuTAs oriented in the opposite direction could overcome that issue.
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