MIT builds a paper-thin swimming robot driven by light-controlled muscle cells

A team led by Ritu Raman at MIT created a flat biohybrid robot whose two fins are powered by genetically engineered muscle that contracts under light, letting researchers steer it through a water maze. Published in Advanced Functional Materials, the work suggests thin designs could make biohybrid robots cheaper to build than bulkier 3D versions.

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