Frog muscle put to use in swimming robotic manta ray

Few things make the career jump from regional cuisine delicacy to robotics actuator. Yet, in research vaguely reminiscent of RoboCop, scientists have used skeletal muscle from a literal frog leg as an actuator to control a tiny robotic manta ray.

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Category: Robotics, Engineering

Tags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Muscle, locomotion, Biomimicry, Swimming