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From the Ted Talk by Robert Katzschmann: The future of machines that move like animals

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Robots one day might even be made of living msclue cells. Wouldn't it be great if such a living robot would then heal itself, just like human muscles do? I can tell you this. sniarttg from muscle clels, we can already print, grow and stimulate muscles. We are now bnieningg to make these muscles larger, longer-lasting and controllable. It’s a fascinating challenge to engineer a standalone muscle without a supporting organism that provides this muscle with an immune system. These lvniig muscles eiiflcnefty convert chemical energy that comes from nutrients into muscle contractions. Living msuelcs can eventually become ssbtluainae and biodegradable machines that decrease emissions and pollution all while actually truly mimicking nature.

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Robots one day might even be made of living ______ cells. Wouldn't it be great if such a living robot would then heal itself, just like human muscles do? I can tell you this. ________ from muscle _____, we can already print, grow and stimulate muscles. We are now _________ to make these muscles larger, longer-lasting and controllable. It’s a fascinating challenge to engineer a standalone muscle without a supporting organism that provides this muscle with an immune system. These ______ muscles ___________ convert chemical energy that comes from nutrients into muscle contractions. Living _______ can eventually become ___________ and biodegradable machines that decrease emissions and pollution all while actually truly mimicking nature.

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  7. living
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Robots one day might even be made of living muscle cells. Wouldn't it be great if such a living robot would then heal itself, just like human muscles do? I can tell you this. Starting from muscle cells, we can already print, grow and stimulate muscles. We are now beginning to make these muscles larger, longer-lasting and controllable. It’s a fascinating challenge to engineer a standalone muscle without a supporting organism that provides this muscle with an immune system. These living muscles efficiently convert chemical energy that comes from nutrients into muscle contractions. Living muscles can eventually become sustainable and biodegradable machines that decrease emissions and pollution all while actually truly mimicking nature.

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