And the look on his face was both sorrow and horror.

But with perseverance, the team succeeded in realising Parkers vision.

This miniature robot like an actual stingray features a flat body with long wing-like fins.

A Cyborg Stingray Made Of Rat Muscles And Gold May Lead To Better Artificial Heart

It is laced with about 200,000 rat heart muscle cells called cardiomyocytes.

A series of light-sensitive (photovoltaic) cardiomyocytes were strategically aligned along the top.

In the truest sense, the cyborg is a hybrid of biological and synthetic components.

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When exposed to light, the muscle cells caused the robots fins to contract in a downward motion.

Source:Gizmodo

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