Tiny robots could be the micro-builders of the future

Image of 1

Illustration of how the micron-scale swimming robot responds to light (Image: Alexander Alexeev/Georgia Tech)

Article Summary

How small can a robot get? According to a team of researchers at Georgia Tech, really, really small. Described in the July 23 issue of the journal Soft Matter, the Georgia Tech team has been running complex computational models of swimming robots on the micron (0.001 mm or about 0.000039 inches) scale. At this microscopic level, water takes on very different properties from those of the human scale, but despite these challenges the team believes that such robots could have fascinating practical applications.

« Back to Tiny robots could be the micro-builders of the future

Getting robots to move like people for better interaction
7th March, 2011
Robots taught to deceive
9th September, 2010
Robots developed that drive themselves up the wall
23rd July, 2008
Healthcare robot gives sponge baths
9th November, 2010
Go fetch! El-E the laser pointer-controlled home helper robot
25th March, 2008
Tiny $14 Kilobots work by swarming together
20th June, 2011