We're Creeping Ever Closer To Creating Cyborgs

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Sun, 06/10/2018 - 2:50am

Each week, we spotlight a cool innovation recommended by some of the industry's top tech writers. This week's pick is a hybrid between robotics and muscle tissue. Scientists in Japan are a step closer to creating a genuine "cyborg," said George Dvorsky at Gizmodo. Researchers have worked for years on biohybrid robots, in which muscle tissue grown in a lab is attached to a robotic skeleton to help machines grasp objects and move.

Topics: scientists japan george dvorsky gizmodo courtesy university toyko shoji takeuchi closer to creating muscle tissue week robotic researchers muscles

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