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Is this the beginning of the end for humanity? Slightly terrifying 3D printing breakthrough means we can now print robotic 'muscle'

EPFL 3D printing.

  • Harvard engineers created robotic muscles using rotational multi-material 3D printing techniques
  • Hollow polyurethane tubes filled with air or fluid allow pre-programmed movement
  • A spiral actuator unfurls while a gripper curls fingers around objects
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