Open AccessBiohybrid Soft Robots Driven by Contractions of Skeletal Muscle Tissue
Author(s) -
Yuya Morimoto,
Shoji Takeuchi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.2022.p0260
Subject(s) - robot , robotics , extracellular matrix , skeletal muscle , soft robotics , computer science , artificial intelligence , medical robotics , muscle tissue , biomedical engineering , anatomy , engineering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
In this letter, we introduce biohybrid robots powered by skeletal muscle tissue. Culturing myoblast-laden extracellular matrix structures enables the construction of skeletal muscle tissue in vitro . Biohybrid robots constructed by the integration of such fabricated muscle tissue with robot skeletons have achieved various movements, according to the configuration of the skeleton. We believe that biohybrid robots will increasingly become available in the field of robotics.