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Researchers at MIT and other universities have found that spider silk produces a strong twisting motion when exposed to humidity, and may be usable for future artificial muscles or actuators.
Artificial muscles based on MIT fibers could make robots more responsive
Spider Silk Could One Day Be Used to Make Artificial Robotic Muscles - TechEBlog
Terminator robot breakthrough: Scientists create artificial muscles from SPIDER SILK, Science, News
Spider silk-based biomaterials: fostering innovation in countless industries
A)Sketch of a spider leg showing all segments: joints without
Move over, Spider-Man! Spider silk can be used to build armor and repair nerves
Itsy bitsy twist MIT Technology Review
Spider Silk Twists like Magic, Could Be the Future of Robotics
Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots, MIT News
New system optimizes the shape of robots for traversing various terrain types