World’s most anatomically complete humanoid robot flexes its 1,000 muscles in jaw-dropping footage
Published on Feb 04, 2026 at 9:48 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Feb 04, 2026 at 11:45 AM (UTC+4)
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Molly Davidson
The world’s most anatomically complete humanoid robot has a whopping 1,000 muscles.
And it flexes like it knows you’re watching.
Every movement looks uncannily familiar, even though nothing about it is human.
And that’s exactly why the footage has people glued to their screens.
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Why this humanoid robot looks so disturbingly lifelike
The robot behind the viral clip (above) is the Protoclone, developed by Clone Robotics after nearly eight years of research and development.
What makes it different isn’t flashy tricks.
It’s the body.
Instead of motors at the joints, the Protoclone is built around more than 1,000 artificial muscles, called myofibers, that contract and relax the same way human muscles do.
They’re water-powered, fast enough to react in under 15 milliseconds, and arranged across a full musculoskeletal system.
Under the surface sits a 3D-printed polymer skeleton that mirrors the human body almost bone for bone, all 206 of them.
Ligaments and tendons connect everything together, which is why the movements don’t look robotic.
They look… biological.
That anatomy unlocks over 200 degrees of freedom, letting the robot flex individual muscle groups rather than just swinging limbs from point to point.
Add more than 500 sensors for pressure, balance, and motion, and the result is a machine that can feel its own posture and load in real time.
There’s even a cooling system designed to mimic sweating, releasing heat generated by intense muscle activity.
Because when you build a robot this dense, overheating becomes a very human problem.
Right now, the Protoclone is still learning to balance and walk, trained first in physics simulations before moves are attempted in the real world.
Future versions are expected to add skin and smoother mobility.
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The real breakthrough is how it learns before it ever moves
What makes Protoclone possible isn’t just hardware.
It’s how the robot is trained.
Instead of learning directly in the real world, its movements are first developed inside detailed physics simulations.
Those simulations teach the system how muscles, bones, and balance interact long before the robot ever stands up.
Onboard, an Nvidia Jetson Orin chip handles the brutal math required to coordinate thousands of muscle contractions at once.
That setup allows the robot to translate simulated movements into real-world action without snapping limbs or collapsing under its own weight.
It’s a shift in humanoid robotics.
Less focus on scripted behaviors, more focus on embodied intelligence.
And if Protoclone is any hint of what that looks like, the next generation of robots won’t just move faster or smarter.
They’ll move right.
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With roles at TEXT Journal, Bowen Street Press, Onya Magazine, and Swine Magazine on her CV, Molly joined Supercar Blondie in June 2025 as a Junior Content Writer. Having experience across copyediting, proofreading, reference checking, and production, she brings accuracy, clarity, and audience focus to her stories spanning automotive, tech, and lifestyle news.
