How the Robots Work (VIDEO)

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science

Caption

The robots, each smaller than a grain of salt, move by using an electrical field to manipulate the ions around them. They can sense temperatures, and could potentially advance medicine by monitoring the health of individual cells.

Credit

Bella Ciervo, Penn Engineering

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License

CC BY-SA

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