UIUC makes first “bio-bots” that can walk it out

RE: UIUC makes first “bio-bots” that can walk it out

Robert Peter Oakes — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:59:49 GMT

I wonder how much energy it takes to stimulate the mussel vs a conventional motor/servo or mussel wire. and what strength is may have (Ability to perform work)

It is definitely interesting stuff and can prove to be an excellent basis for a robot platform. Now we need a synthetic stomach to keep it fuelled [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-ff974a54-10ce-48f0-8696-a08c9f12e79f/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

RE: UIUC makes first “bio-bots” that can walk it out

DAB — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 18:33:20 GMT

Very interesting.

I look forward to the future of this technology. There are so many potential uses for the bots and the technology they represent.

DAB

RE: UIUC makes first “bio-bots” that can walk it out

jw0752 — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 04:52:24 GMT

This is fascinating. I am curious how they feed the muscle cells and keep them alive. Electrical stimulus obviously triggers their movement but where do they get the energy to keep moving?