Breakthrough makes robot muscle possible, similar to human muscle
Columbia University's Creative Machines Lab makes a breakthrough in developing muscle tissue that can be molded into bio shapes and assume the functionality of real human-like muscles. The goal is to enable human-like robots to be built with the strength and flexibility of humans.
But the strength will be massive compared to us, as the muscle's strength was measured to be15 times more powerful than that of a human being. The muscle is capable of lifting 1,000 times its weight.
From Hod Lipson of Creative Machines:
Professor Hod Lipson, from the Creative Machines laboratory at Columbia University in New York, said: "We've been making great strides toward making robot minds, but robot bodies are still primitive.b
"This is a big piece of the puzzle and, like biology, the new actuator can be shaped and reshaped a thousand ways. We've overcome one of the final barriers to making lifelike robots."
The muscle is made from 3D printing and is synthetic and rubber-like, allowing it to "actuate" or expand and contract just like a real muscle.
Creative Machines partly funded by Israeli Defense Ministry
"It can push, pull, bend, twist, and lift weight. It's the closest artificial material equivalent we have to a natural muscle."
The long-term aim is to accelerate the artificial muscle's response time and link it to an artificially intelligent (AI) control system, said the researchers, who were part-funded by the Israeli defense ministry. Article
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