# Soft Robotics Inspired by Nature | Building Artificial Muscles that Move and Sense with Ryan Truby

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Podcast: [Nanoscape: Exploring the Frontiers Ahead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nanoscape-exploring-the-frontiers-ahead-6988860)
Published: 2026-04-14T06:11:00+00:00
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The future of robotics isn't just smarter software, but smarter materials. In this episode, Northwestern University's Ryan Truby explains how his lab is designing soft, bio-inspired robots powered by artificial muscles and nanoscale engineering. From safer human-robot interaction to real-world applications like disaster response and health care, he shares how rethinking a robot's body could transform what machines can do. Guest: Ryan Truby, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, June and Donald Brewer Junior Professor, Northwestern University Hosts: Seth Zimmerman, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications, IIN and Erin Spain, MS, Podcaster and Science Communicator

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