Artificial muscles created by scientists are 100x STRONGER than humans'

Three independent groups of researchers have designed powerful artificial muscles that are around 100 times stronger than ours. The synthetic muscles are are designed around coiled or coiling fibres that can stretch and contract just like their natural counterparts. The muscle designs could have various applications -- from developing smart clothing that changes in response to the weather, to prosthetic limbs and robots. Three independent groups of researchers have designed powerful artificial muscles that are around 100 times stronger than ours. The same basic principle underpins the brawny robots developed by each research team -- that coiled materials can stretch just like natural muscles.