Scientists Demonstrate a Robotic Muscle 1,000 Times More Powerful than a Human's

From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine:

If a so-called "rise of the machines" ever comes to fruition, our chances of survival may have just taken a big hit. A team of scientists from the US Department of Energy 's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has demonstrated a new type of robotic muscle with 1,000 times more power than that of a human's, and the ability to catapult an item 50 times its own weight.

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