![]() If we or another animal fall over, our pride may be wounded, but the fat and muscle on our body often prevents our bodies from being seriously damaged. Traditional robots are fragile – if a robot made of traditional materials tips over, it could easily break or have one of its components dislodged. She joins us today to discuss her research in this exciting field. The lab is called the Biohybrid and Organic Robotics Group (B.O.R.G) and is led by Victoria Webster-Wood, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. ![]() ![]() One lab is aiming to change all that by using muscular and neurologic tissues instead, with the goal of creating completely organic, sustainable, and programmable biorobots. When we think of robots, we likely think of metal or plastic parts, synthetic actuators and/or sensors.
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