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  • U of I team integrates spinal cord, muscle cells to make moving bio-bots

    Jun 2, 2020 12:15 pm by Physics WorldIllinois in the News
    Image of a bio-bot. The dark section between the two legs is a ring of muscle and spinal cord that moves the bio-bot and is connected to the skeleton. (Courtesy: Collin Kaufman, University of Illinois)

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    Physics World (June 2) The integration of muscle and spinal cord gives the bio-bots’ movement a natural walking rhythm. 

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