ETH Zurich builds biohybrid actuators from lab-grown muscle and 3D-printed hydrogel

ETH Zurich's Soft Robotics Lab has made 1.5 cm actuators that pair mouse-derived skeletal muscle tissue with light-printed hydrogel scaffolds, designed in simulation for maximum movement. Reported in Nature Communications, they jump, swim, grasp and walk at 6.2 mm/s, but still need a nutrient bath to stay alive.

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