Posted on 02/19/2025 7:03:49 AM PST by BenLurkin
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed an artificial biohybrid hand that utilizes “sushi-like” bundles of thin human skeletal muscle fibers to manipulate a soft robotic exoskeleton.
A study recently published in Science Robotics introduces the biohybrid’s multiple muscle tissue actuator (MuMuTA), which powers the device’s fingers to perform human-like movements. The breakthrough holds promising implications for the growing field of biohybrid robotics.
The biohybrid hand’s fingers can manipulate objects and perform a “scissors” gesture—a significant improvement over the limited movements displayed by earlier biohybrid models. At approximately 18 cm in length, the MuMuTA-powered robot falls within the smaller range of a human male hand, making it a considerable step up from previous biohybrid robotic systems, which measured only a few centimeters. This increase in scale, combined with the ability to move individual fingers with precision, represents a major technological leap.
“One example of a previous device is small-scale biohybrid robots that used single muscle tissue actuators for simple contractions,” lead author Dr. Shoji Takeuchi of the University of Tokyo explained to The Debrief. “These devices were limited in movement complexity and scale. In contrast, the biohybrid hand developed in this research integrates multiple MuMuTAs, allowing for individual finger control and multi-jointed movements, making it significantly more functional and biomimetic.”
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“...The biohybrid hand’s fingers can ... perform a “scissors” gesture...”
Getting close to replicating the complex manual language of Italian-Americans.
I don’t want sushi fingers
What the hell did I just watch??
Will it replace human sushi chefs?
Only the careless ones.
Do you have a meme that shows both palms turned upwards, and all of the fingertips bunched together?
That was the coolest scene ever!
That itch be cray cray, hot but cray cray.
How many days does the hand work until the bundles of muscles start stinking and decompose?
Yeah, I looked up biohybrid but it never said.
on the bright side it would make a great take-along snack in a Pinch.
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