The Bubble-Powered Robot Revolution: How Sound Replaces Motors

30/11/2025 16 min

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In this episode, we explore how researchers built artificial muscles powered entirely by ultrasound-driven microbubbles. These soft actuators bend, twist, and grip with incredible precision, enabling robotic skins, swallowable robots, and ultragentle biological manipulation.Source: Ultrasound-driven programmable artificial muscles. Nature 646, 1096–1104 (2025).

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