Xenobot
Xenobots, named after the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), are synthetic lifeforms that are designed by computers to perform some desired function and built by combining together different biological tissues. Whether xenobots are robots, organisms, or something else entirely remains a subject of debate among scientists.
| Xenobot | |
|---|---|
A xenobot design discovered in simulation (left) and the deployed organism (right) built from frog skin (green) and heart muscle (red) | |
| Industry | Robotics, synthetic biology |
| Application | Medicine, environmental remediation |
| Dimensions | Microscale |
| Fuel source | Nutrients |
| Self-propelled | Yes |
| Components | Frog cells |
| Inventor | Sam Kriegman, Douglas Blackiston, Michael Levin, Josh Bongard |
| Invented | 2020 |
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