This is fascinating: movement of artificial bots powered by muscle cells on hydrogel. Strangely zerg-like, but it would seem like a viable energy option that could result in smaller machines with larger tensile strengths. And less likely for implantation rejection.
These bots were made for walking: Cells power biological machines
They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long – and, incredibly, able to walk by themselves. Miniature ‘bio-bots’ developed at the University of Illinois are making tracks in synthetic biology…
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