SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 16, 2025NotebookCheck

This artificial muscle can support 4,000 times its own weight and stretch 12 times its length

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Researchers at UNIST created an artificial muscle using a dual cross-linked polymer network that overcomes the traditional trade-off between flexibility and strength in soft robotics. The revolutionary muscle can support 4,000 times its weight when rigid and stretch 12 times its length when flexible, potentially enabling much stronger humanoid robots.

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