] "In the Artificial Muscle Research Institute at the
] University of New Mexico, electricity is in the air. When
] lab director Mohsen Shahinpoor applies a voltage to an
] artificial hand made of a polymer-metal
] composite, its fingers curl into a fist. Poke around the
] lab and you'll see robotic fish swimming, wings
] flapping, and arms lifting, all gaining their muscle
] from electrically activated polymers. You've seen
] robots before, but there is something different about
] these. They look alive. "

This article looks really cool....too bad I can't read the rest of it:(

Electroactive Polymers