Driving principle of biohybrid finger. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Driving principle of biohybrid finger.

Caption

The biohybrid finger employs a cable-driven mechanism using a tendonlike structure. This tendonlike structure connects the multijointed finger to an MuMuTA. The contraction of MuMuTA pulls the tendonlike structure, bending the finger.

Credit

X. Ren, Y. Morimoto and S. Takeuchi, 2025/ Science Robotics

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