A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles

Watch it stretch. We see a lot of robots here, including some that mimic human movement. But this one gets a special prize for having the most muscles--or the robot equivalent, pulley-like contraptions--of any robot based on a natural creature. The final muscle tally for the University of Tokyo's Kenshiro robot is 160, with 50 in the legs, 76 in the trunk, 12 in the shoulder, and 22 in the neck. And it also has a slightly unnerving pair of tennis shoes. The 'bot is 158 centimeters tall and weigh...