These artificial muscles can lift up to 1000 times their own weight

Tiny actuators operating as artificial muscles can lift up to 1000 times their own weight – enabling the development of super-strong, realistic artificial hands. Corrado De Pascali and colleagues at the Italian Institute of Technology developed 3D printed artificial muscles created from actuators, which converts energy into force. “We started from the traditional artificial muscle, and developed a new class of artificial muscles made of a single monolithic component,” says De Pascali. Subscribe ➤ Get more from New Scientist: Official website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: LinkedIn: About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist