EPISODE · Oct 2, 2017 · 3 MIN

Making robot muscle

from Naked Scientists Special Editions ENHANCED · host The Naked Scientists

Natural muscle plays an important role in our human ability to control our movements, so could we give this ability to robots? Katie Haylor spoke to Aslan Miriyev from Colombia University in New York, who's developed a soft, synthetic muscle that can substantially expand and contract alongside being strong. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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