Rod MacGregor, president and CEO of NanoMuscle, Inc. standing behind Life cycle testers: NanoMuscles are cycled continuously on these testers for months at a time to prove reliability. NanoMuscles are rated at one million cycles, but some samples have exceeded 12 million cycles and are still running. NanoMuscle, a California company headed by Scotsman Rod MacGregor, makes miniature motors, which are smaller and lighter than the conventional electric devices that go into everyday products such as digital cameras and CD players. Model Released