# Artificial Muscles as Linear Actuators Everybody thinks of lab-grown meat as food, but meat is just muscles and muscles are pretty incredible linear actuators. Would it be possible to create artificial muscles that act as high efficiency chemical-powered linear actuators? <!-- #case-study/scifi --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Artificial+Muscles+as+Linear+Actuators) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Artificial+Muscles+as+Linear+Actuators)