Human Motor System‐Based Biohybrid Robot‐On‐a‐Chip for Drug Evaluation of Neurodegenerative Disease [PDF]
Advanced ScienceBiohybrid robots have been developed for biomedical applications and industrial robotics. However, the biohybrid robots have limitations to be applied in neurodegenerative disease research due to the absence of a central nervous system.
Minkyu Shin +8 more
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Electroactive nano-Biohybrid actuator composed of gold nanoparticle-embedded muscle bundle on molybdenum disulfide nanosheet-modified electrode for motion enhancement of biohybrid robot [PDF]
Nano Convergence, 2022 There have been several trials to develop the bioactuator using skeletal muscle cells for controllable biobybird robot. However, due to the weak contraction force of muscle cells, the muscle cells could not be used for practical applications such as ...
Minkyu Shin +6 more
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Biohybrid robot with skeletal muscle tissue covered with a collagen structure for moving in air [PDF]
APL Bioengineering, 2020 Biohybrid robots composed of biological and synthetic components have been introduced to reconstruct biological functions in mechanical systems and obtain better understanding of biological designs.
Yuya Morimoto +2 more
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Paraborg: Paramedic Cyborg Insects for In Situ Emergency Drug‐Delivery [PDF]
Advanced ScienceOver the past two decades, cyborg insects have emerged as a promising alternative to artificial insect‐scale mobile robots, owing to their low power consumption, resilient biological bodies with naturally integrated sensors, agile locomotion, and self ...
H. Nhan Le +5 more
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Human Nervous System‐Based Biohybrid Robot‐On‐A‐Chip with Sensing Function for Toxicity Screening [PDF]
Advanced ScienceBiohybrid robots and biohybrid robot‐on‐a‐chip have been developed for drug screening and toxicity screening the complementing animal experiments. A sensing system is needed to evaluate the response to external stimulation, but until now, only the human ...
Minkyu Shin +6 more
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Fast-swimming biohybrid OstraBot with self-trained high-strength muscles [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsLimited muscle force generation remains a major bottleneck in developing stronger, faster, and more efficient biohybrid robots. We present a fully autonomous self-training platform that strengthens skeletal muscle tissues by harnessing their robust ...
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Evaluation of material effects on three-dimensional cultured skeletal muscle cells for biohybrid robots [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AIRobots are traditionally confined to controlled environments such as factories, where human interactions are limited. However, the demand for robots that are capable of collaborating with humans is increasing.
Hirono Ohashi +8 more
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Increasing the Reliability and Versatility of Jellyfish Biohybrid Vehicles via Species Selection and Rhopalia Removal [PDF]
BiomimeticsJellyfish biohybrid robots have been demonstrated to be successfully programmed to perform vertical sampling profiles of the ocean water column.
Simon R. Anuszczyk +6 more
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Living cell‐laden hydrogels: Unleashing the future of responsive biohybrid systems
Responsive Materials, 2023 Responsive biohybrid systems have the potential to overcome limitations of both natural and artificial machines in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and functionality.
Xuejia Hu +4 more
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Field Testing of Biohybrid Robotic Jellyfish to Demonstrate Enhanced Swimming Speeds
Biomimetics, 2020 Biohybrid robotic designs incorporating live animals and self-contained microelectronic systems can leverage the animals’ own metabolism to reduce power constraints and act as natural chassis and actuators with damage tolerance. Previous work established
Nicole W. Xu +5 more
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