MIT living muscle robot3 min read
MIT robot swims through water via living muscle cells
An MIT robot powered by a single layer of living muscle cells swam through a watery maze, following a light held in a researcher’s hand. It is slow, tiny and nowhere near ready for the open ocean, but its thin design could point toward softer, cheaper swimming machines.Continue ReadingCategory:…
By Omar KardoudiNew Atlas Robotics

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Originally published by New Atlas Robotics on Oct 3, 2026.
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