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🧬 Japanese researchers bipedal robot powered by living muscle tissue

🧬 Japanese researchers bipedal robot powered by living muscle tissue

Plus: First autonomous pothole-preventing robot to be tested in the UK, Tesla CEO Elon Musk admits Chinese EV makers are 'extremely good'

January 27, 2024

A new bipedal robot built by researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan is powered by muscle tissue. The robot can not only walk on its two legs but can also pivot to avoid obstacles. In today’s Must Read, learn how a using muscle tissue as a actuators helped researchers build more compact robot that is more efficient and soft to touch.

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🧬 Japanese researchers bipedal robot powered by living muscle tissue

A new bipedal robot built by researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan is powered by muscle tissue. The robot can not only walk on its two legs but can also pivot to avoid obstacles.

The human body has always inspired engineers to build bipedal robots. Interesting Engineering has previously reported how researchers have built bipedal robots that can run fast and walk on a tightrope.

INNOVATION

🚧 First autonomous pothole-preventing robot to be tested in the UK

In a significant advancement concerning road maintenance, the world's inaugural pothole-preventing robot is poised for its debut road test in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. Crafted by tech firm Robotiz3d and University of Liverpool academics, this autonomous product is venturing beyond the confines of a lab for the first time.

TRANSPORTATION

🚗 Tesla CEO Elon Musk admits Chinese EV makers are 'extremely good'

In a surprising turn of events,Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and even more famously known for his takeover of Twitter, publicly acknowledged the prowess of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers.

Speaking during Tesla’s recent earnings call, Musk went on to describe them to be the "most competitive car companies in the world."

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With the popularity of EV cars, which continent will shape the future of car industry?

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

We asked How close are we to the dream of functional nanotechnology? Here are the results.

🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️ Close? We’re already there(26%)

🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Biology is nanotechnology, we use it all the time! (25%)

🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ DNA programming could get us there fast (22%)

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 We should be very cautious (27%)

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