Tinker Bell Robots? Fairy-Like Aero-Robots Equipped With Artificial Muscles Fly By Wind & Light

Medicine & Technology Jan 31, 2023

Researchers from Tampere University are working on the FAIRY project, developing wind-powered, light-controlled robots for artificial pollination. Continue reading to find out how the FAIRY project is pushing the boundaries of biomimetic robots and the potential it holds for agriculture.

Thin Bionic Materials Developed to a Stronger, Flexible Artificial Muscle

Jul 08, 2022

UCLA and SRI scientists developed a bionic material that is more flexible and stronger than the human muscle. Read more about this artificial innovation and the applications it could cover.

Carbon Nanotubes Used by Researchers for Artificial Muscles

Jan 31, 2021

Researchers, after 15 years of collaboration, have invented artificial muscles using carbon nanotubes.

UT Dallas Researchers Lead Fabrication of Powerful Unipolar Carbon Nanotube “Muscles”

Jan 31, 2021

A culmination of more than 15 years of work, researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas, together with collaborators from the US, South Korea, Australia, and China, have created unipolar carbon nanotube "muscles."

Flexing Some Muscle—How Onions May Be The Next Endeavor in Biomedical Engineering

May 05, 2015

While it may sound silly, it turns out onion tweezers may turn out to be the next endeavor in the study of biomedical engineering. And while this root vegetable is known to pack a pungent smell, it turns out that its epidermal cells pack quite a punch too—enough to even inspire artificial muscle formation. Okay, so this one needs a bit more explaining.