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Frog skeletal muscle used as actuator in robotic manta ray

September 8, 2026, 23:03 UTC · laboratory, United States · Americas · no longer in the live window

Scientists used skeletal muscle from a frog leg as an actuator to control a tiny robotic manta ray in research demonstrating bio-hybrid robotics.

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