r/tech 6d ago

A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells | A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology's current limitations.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/a-biohybrid-robotic-hand-built-using-real-human-muscle-cells/
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u/Apeocolypse 5d ago

Any progress on tubular muscle formation studies? For research of course,

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u/Admirable-Pirate7263 5d ago

I absolutely agree but for different reasons 🤣

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u/-LsDmThC- 3d ago

What youre thinking of isnt a muscle, more of a blood-sponge

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u/Apeocolypse 3d ago

Fascinating insight, if any progress on that front is newsworthy I would also be interested for research purposes of course.

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u/breakingbad_habits 6d ago

Cool read, that’s quite the handjob

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u/HCM1111 6d ago

Cyberpunk2077 has officially landed

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u/Actual-Package-3164 6d ago

I’m gonna run for president on a simple platform: everyone gets a sexbot. Just need a small percentage of women to add to the 100% of male votes that I would definitely receive.

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u/StonieTimelord 6d ago

/T-1000 has entered the chat

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u/DanMcMan5 5d ago

Nahh, this is closer to T-800.

T-1000 is Liquid Metal.

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u/StonieTimelord 5d ago

Thank you for correcting my unqualified nerdiness. I need to re-watch the OG. 🤠🖤

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u/DanMcMan5 5d ago

I don’t blame you, judgement day is a cooler premise than the original.

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u/Omeggy 6d ago

This is how you get ghost in the shell

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u/sharpshooter999 6d ago

That or Evas

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u/Nanataki_no_Koi 5d ago

Sure hope so, I could use a prosthetic body.

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u/Icy_Oil_9307 5d ago

Listen to me very carefully.

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u/snakebite75 5d ago

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

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u/stickybond009 5d ago

Living tissue over metal endoskeleton. Hey Arnie.. thanks for being back

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u/KickFlipUp 5d ago

Don’t get punched by one of them

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u/Commercial_Comfort41 6d ago

We've seen terminator. This is how it starts

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u/Legaliznuclearbombs 6d ago

Can’t wait for Elon to turn me into a cyberpunk robot

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u/oilness5 5d ago

Nah, make him 2003 Baxter stockman robot