Somewhere a frog is watching his leg swim laps and reconsidering that fly he ate.
Frog muscle powers tiny robotic manta ray
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences built a tiny robotic manta ray powered by actual frog muscle tissue, using the biological actuator to steer and swim. It's a step toward biohybrid robots, and a weird new chapter in the frog's long, unglamorous service to science.
Source: Frog muscle powers tiny robotic manta ray — New Atlas
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 9, 2026.
Topics: robotics · science · biomimicry · frog · mantaray · engineering · tech
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