It's a classic science fiction scene: an android is injured and its
human-like exterior is laid bare to reveal the metallic gears and cables
of its true mechanical nature. The future is, unsurprisingly, not
likely to match this scenario as our ability to mimic biology with
innovations like artificial muscles improves. The latest breakthrough in
this field comes from the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of
Engineering where researchers have developed a “robotic” muscle that
extends like real muscle tissue to five times its original length, has
the potential to lift 80 times its own weight and holds out the promise
of smaller, stronger robots capable of more refined movements.
Artificial muscles could allow robots to lift 80 times their own weight
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