akh Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Similar to the artificial jellyfish model made this summer, the "walking" biological robot uses rat cardiac cells. The cells are placed onto hydrogel (gelatin-like polymer) which is then layered with cardiomyocetes from a 3-D printer. Read more here; http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00857/full/srep00857.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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