Tiny 'biohybrid' robots directed by muscles and nerves built by researchers

Fox News Flash top headlines for Sept. 17 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com Researchers have developed soft robotic devices that are driven by neuromuscular tissue that gets triggered when stimulated by light. Their work, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, brings the field of mechanical engineering one step closer to creating autonomous biobots. The researchers were able to demonstrate a new generation of two-tailed bots powered by skeletal muscle tissue that's been stimulated by on-board motor neurons.