Battle Robot
Army Research Laboratory (USA) robotics engineers are studying the possibility of integrating "live" muscles into combat robots to perform motor functions instead of mechanical arms, wheels and tracks.
As research shows, for all its undeniable advantages, the possibilities of the above-mentioned mechanics, driven by electric motors, are limited. According to the plan of the military developers, biohybrid robots can replace the mechanical ones, which are able to move due to the contractions of organic muscle tissue grown in the laboratory. To activate the work of such muscles will be electrical impulses or chemical effects. The main advantage of artificial muscles and tendons is flexibility, they can bend, stretch and stretch. A perfect example is the cross – country running of animals, when they have to overcome unexpected obstacles, reacting to them almost instantly. A crawler or wheeled robot does not have such capabilities.
Cheetah
