Researchers in Japan have taken a major step forward in biohybrid robotics by developing a hand powered by lab-grown muscle tissue. A collaborative effort between the University of Tokyo and Waseda ...

Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures. The breakthrough shows the way forward ...

Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are pretty good at making the non-biological parts work, ...

Credit: X. Ren/Y. Morimoto/S. Takeuchi/Science Robotics/Cover Images Scientists in Japan have developed a robotic hand eerily reminiscent of The Terminator, using lab-grown human muscle tissue to ...

The complex combination of movements required for this simple scissor gesture is a big step up from the capabilities of previous biohybrid robots. A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a ...

Research has traditionally been broken down along simple lines. There’s basic, fundamental research into how the world works, and there’s applied research that attempts to take these insights and make ...

CINCINNATI -- Watching a video of DENA, the prosthetic hand created by Owl Labs -- a new startup at Ocean Accelerator in Oakley -- is a little spooky. The hand, formerly called Biotron, is shown doing ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have built an ultrasound wristband that translates natural hand and ...

Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – July 16, 2012 – New research shows that exercise is a key step in building a muscle-like implant in the lab with the potential to repair muscle damage from injury or disease. In ...

NUS researchers have developed a platform that lets lab-grown muscle tissues train themselves to record-breaking strength, ...