@rowancheung: Researchers at South Korea’s Pohang University of Science and Technology have developed a paper-thin robotic actuator inspired by myosin, the protein that powers muscle contractions. The POSTECH team's device contains dozens of microscopic air chambers arranged in multiple layers. When pressurized air flows through these chambers, tiny “feet” create push-and-return movements that propel the robot forward. Despite being just millimeters thick, the actuator can lift objects 77 times its own weight and navigate spaces with only three millimeters of clearance. The robot moves in six directions and operates safely underwater. Potential applications include minimally invasive surgery, where it could navigate the body's smallest passages, and industrial settings requiring inspection in previously unreachable confined spaces. Study: “Soft and exible robot skin actuator using multilayer 3D pneumatic network” published in Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60496-9 #fyp #techtok

JimboJerome :

Vidazs :

Myosin-minicking movements or mmm for short

ranoex2 :

Myosin mimicking movements, mmm I like that name

Mir :

it doesnt seem small at all, thats amazing

225mk :

We’ll never see it again or hear about it

yuuurrrr77 :

Nice, what the hell do u need this for?

sanditogenggeng :

so they built a super ant

agend007 :

who do you think will afford operations with such a robot?

Ryder Bettencourt🇺🇸 :

Canada is closer to North Korea than to South Korean. 😂

kristiina_ku :

I love science 🥰

C:\Users\LocalNoah :

atp were just bored ✌️😭

A🍃 :

Yea i can already see the robots from blade runner 2049

Marguiva :

C’est plutôt un système de propulsion, un système de déplacement au lieu d’un robot.

Sergey Kochnev :

Cool case of robotics. Would like to see a real life application and utility.

lula 💤💤 :

wow

Foxtrot5000 :

Amazing 👏👏👏

maple :

comelnya

Question Everything :

Amazing !!

Gingka Hagane :

It’s kinda cute

zoromir9 :

Not really MMM.

LDNKS :

This is my offline vid

HAL 9000 :

He could be a friend.

Hồ Hữu Phú :

wow, very interesting

Blue Sky :

Wait, don't we have something that serves the same purpose already? And I remember that it was a lot lot lot smaller than this. But it's a cool invention, maybe apply it in something else.

Eliza_Eglite :

What sources did you use?