The stiffened artificial muscle can support up to 5 kilograms (11 pounds) — roughly “4,000 times its own weight.” The muscle can stretch up to 12 times its original length in its softened state.

Imagine a material that can behave like both soft rubber and hard steel—stretchy and gentle when needed, yet powerful enough ...

Dominic D'Agostino, an associate professor and physiologist at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, agreed that the definition of muscle strength varies. " ...

Harvard Medical School researchers are designing next-gen robots that can flex, contract, and grow like human beings.

Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are pretty good at making the non-biological parts work, ...

For the first time ever, a group of scientists from the Italian Institute of Technology has created a new class of highly effective artificial muscles that can stretch and contract like human muscles.

Learn about how UT Austin physicists are using human muscles to design more efficiently designed robots. Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered that mimicking human muscles ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A wave of research over the past few years has made it clear that a strength training habit is really ...