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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<p>Scientists at the Max Planck Institute have developed a magnetically controlled miniature robot that can crawl, swim, jump, carry loads and possibly one day wirelessly place medication in the human body exactly where it is needed.</p> © Marijan Murat/dpa