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National University of Singapore

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Inspired by arm-wrestling, the team from the National University of Singapore built a self-training platform (left) where two rings of muscle tissues continuously and autonomously pull against each other. OstraBot (right), made from a single trained ring of muscle and two flexible tails, swims 3 times faster than counterparts with conventionally cultured muscle.

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