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Okay, not necessarily vodka powered, but methanol powered artificial muscles could definitely for medical applications one day.
According to an article in The New Scientist, researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas, are working on two types of artificial muscles that could be used to create artificial limbs and prosthetics. Both types are powered by methanol and act as a fuel cell, creating forces up to 100 times stronger than human muscles.

These fuel powered muscles are more likely to become reality than electricity powered muscles because high voltage inside the human body is an issue. One of the researchers jokes: “One day you could find yourself sitting in a bar next to a humanoid robot, who is taking a shot of vodka to give himself the energy to go to work”

[via Igargoyle]