Bionics / ResearchSoft mini-robot could place medication in a targeted manner
One day, the millimeter-sized robot could deliver drugs exactly where they are needed in the body. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have based their development on nature: the locomotion of larvae, caterpillars and jellyfish.
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Research into miniature mobile robots that could be used in medicine in the future plays a central role in the Department of Physical Intelligence. Scientists have now developed a magnetically controlled, four millimeter small bendable robot that can walk, crawl and roll over rough terrain, carry small loads and swim on and in liquid.
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