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Bobby Hellard

Humanoid robots could lift 4,000 times their own weight thanks to breakthrough 'artificial muscle'

Computer illustration of a robot holding a dumbbell.

Researchers in South Korea have built an artificial muscle that can lift approximately 4,000 times its own weight. They say it can be used in future humanoid robots.

A key breakthrough with the muscle's design is its ability to be flexible or taut when needed, which is a first for this field of research. The scientists outlined their findings in a study published Sept. 7 in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.

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