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¹State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China.

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Researchers developed a novel soft bio-syncretic robot using muscle tissue for locomotion. This steerable robot can transport microparticles wirelessly on various surfaces, advancing soft robotics and tissue engineering.

Keywords:

bio-syncretic robots biohybrid devices cell actuation living machines soft robots

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Biotechnology
Materials Science

Background:

Bio-syncretic robots combine artificial structures with living muscle cells, offering advantages like high efficiency and miniaturization.
Controlling motion is crucial for bio-syncretic robots, but steerable kinematic dexterity remains a challenge.
Existing designs often lack advanced directional control, limiting their practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a bionic optimized biped fully soft bio-syncretic robot with enhanced motion controllability.
To enable wirelessly steerable locomotion and cargo transportation using muscle actuation and electric field steering.
To address limitations in steerable kinematic dexterity in current bio-syncretic robot designs.

Main Methods:

Constructed a fully soft biped robot actuated by two muscle tissues.
Integrated a direction-controllable electric field generated by external circularly distributed multiple electrodes for steering.
Tested the robot's mobility and cargo transportation capabilities on artificial polystyrene and biological pork tripe surfaces.

Main Results:

Successfully developed a bio-syncretic robot capable of wirelessly steerable motion.
Demonstrated effective transportation of microparticle cargo on both artificial and biological surfaces.
Achieved enhanced kinematic dexterity through electric field-based steering.

Conclusions:

The developed bio-syncretic robot offers an effective strategy for advancing steerable soft robotics.
This work provides insights for nonliving soft robot design and muscle tissue engineering.
The study highlights the potential of integrating biological components with artificial systems for complex functionalities.