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The hybrid “eBiobots” are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and microelectronics, said researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University and collaborating institutions. They described their centimeter-scale biological machines in the journal Science Robotics.

In the past, the United States produced 40% of the world’s microelectronics. It currently produces 10-12%. To address this strategic gap, the CHIPS and Science Act appropriated $52.7 billion to revitalize the domestic microelectronics and semiconductor industry. Achieving this goal will require developing and expanding the domestic workforce.