Imaging revealed a distinct space between the implant and the bone, suggesting that the implant had been integrated through soft tissue rather than the traditional fusion with the bone.
Each MuMuTA is aimed at replicating muscle motion, which requires fine balance between muscle mass for strength and thinness for nutrient delivery. This innovation could revolutionize prosthetics.
Typically, people think about robots as devices that you build with plastic and metal and the wires and software. But because fruit flies are so well understood, they can be treated as living robots.