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Biohybrid robots built from living tissue start to take shape

  • Written by Victoria Webster, Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
imageBiohybrid sea slug, reporting for duty.Dr. Andrew Horchler, CC BY-ND

Think of a traditional robot and you probably imagine something made from metal and plastic. Such “nuts-and-bolts” robots are made of hard materials. As robots take on more roles beyond the lab, such rigid systems can present safety risks to the people they interact...

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