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Multi-legged millirobot could one day deliver medicines in the body

Multi-legged millirobot has 40 times less friction than a limbless robot in wet, dry environments

26-Sep-2018

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A tiny, soft robot with soft caterpillar-like legs can adapt to adverse environments, carry heavy loads.

Robot’s conical legs are 0.65mm long, the gap between the legs is approximately 0.6mm.

0.15mm thick millirobot has been made with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) embedded with magnetic particles.

Multi-legged millirobot was developed by researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU).

The study was published in Nature Communications.

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City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

Public Research university.

Nature Communications

Journal covering all topics in physics, chemistry, and biology

Yajing Shen

Principle Investigator and Associate Professor at CityU

Zuankai Wang

Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean at CityU

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Nanobots