# MIT unveils paper-thin soft robot driven by muscle cells that can swim through watery mazes

- Source: Robohub
- Published: 2026-10-19T07:07:59.000Z
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- Original: https://robohub.org/powered-by-muscle-cells-a-paper-thin-robot-swims-through-watery-maze/

## Summary

An MIT team published research in Advanced Functional Materials describing a paper-thin swimming robot driven by a single layer of living muscle cells, which can control direction and speed through flashing light and swim through watery mazes.