Tiny Robots Move With Living Muscle

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The muscles grow from mouse cells.

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Read and understand · 1/2What makes the soft frame move? A change in paint colour Muscle tightening The nutrient liquid turning solid

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Muscle tightening. The contraction makes the soft structure bend.

Clue: ETH Zurich researchers made tiny robots using muscle grown from mouse cells. When the muscle tightens, a soft frame bends and moves.

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The devices move, but their living tissue must be kept alive.

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