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Robots will be of increasing importance on future missions onboard the International Space Station, where they could<br />
perform tasks too difficult or too dangerous for humans. Robots built with synthetic muscle would have more humanlike<br />
capabilities, but the material would have to withstand the rigors of space as well as any metal. This investigation will<br />
test radiation resistance of an electroactive polymer called Synthetic Muscle, developed by Ras Labs, which can<br />
contract like real muscle and can also expand. Improvement of durability and function of radiation-hardened and<br />
radiation-resistant synthetic muscle will advance robotics, realistic prosthetics, and human-like robotics on Earth.<br />
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