Army Bio-Inspired Theoretical Research May Make Robots More Effective on the Future Battlefield (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Army Bio-Inspired Theoretical Research May Make Robots More Effective on the Future Battlefield

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Army researchers are on a mission to understand the value of the molecular 'living' functionality of muscle, and the fundamental mechanics that would need to be replicated in order to artificially achieve the capabilities arising from the proteins responsible for muscle contraction.

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