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Scientists Develop Bat-Inspired Drones To Improve Nighttime Search, Rescue
These tiny drones can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions.
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Fighting Sinus Infections? Tiny Nose Robots, Smaller Than Human Hair Could Be The Cure
The tiny nose robots are injected into the sinus cavity using a duct threaded through the nostril.
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MIT Develops Tiny Robotic Insect Drones with 100x Longer Flight Time Than Before
A new generation of robotic insects can fly 100 times longer than previous models, making artificial pollination more viable. Researchers improved endurance and agility by refining wing structure, reducing energy use, and incorporating power storage. Future advancements will integrate sensors and navigation systems to optimise their role in agricul...
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NASA Tests Tiny Underwater Robots Set To Check For Life On Jupiter's Moon
NASA is charting new territory in space exploration with the development of tiny underwater robots designed to explore alien oceans.
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MIT Engineers Create Miniature Zinc-Air Batteries for Cell-Sized Robots, Revolutionising Autonomous Technology
MIT engineers have made a significant breakthrough with the development of a tiny zinc-air microbattery, measuring just 0.1 millimetres in length and 0.002 millimetres thick, about the width of a human hair. This innovative battery captures oxygen from the air to oxidise zinc, generating a potential of up to 1 volt, which is sufficient to operate s...
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Scientists Create Smiling Robot Face Made Of Living Human Skin Cells
Researchers tried to recreate ligaments that tether the skin in humans, by using tiny ropes of flexible collagen and elastane.
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Anthrobots: Human Cell-Derived Tiny Robots Leave Scientists Surprised
Anthrobots, constructed from human tracheal cells, are bio-robots that possess self-assembly capabilities, enabling movement and promoting the growth of neurons.
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Vibrating Pill, Ingestible Sensor To Tackle Gut Disorders: Research
A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut -- medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose gastrointestinal disorders.
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MIT Researchers Develop Insect-Sized Robot Fireflies That Emit Light When Flying
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created insect-sized robots that emit light when they fly. The ability of these tiny robots to emit light can enable them to communicate with each other. It also makes tracking the robots more precise and efficient. While large robots can communicate using myriad tools, robots as t...
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NASA to Send Tiny Robot MIRA to International Space Station for Simulating Surgeries
NASA will send a tiny surgical robot to space for a test mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. The robot named MIRA or miniaturised in vivo robotic assistant has been in the making for nearly 20 years by the researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Scientists Develop Bat-Inspired Drones To Improve Nighttime Search, Rescue
These tiny drones can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions.
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Fighting Sinus Infections? Tiny Nose Robots, Smaller Than Human Hair Could Be The Cure
The tiny nose robots are injected into the sinus cavity using a duct threaded through the nostril.
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MIT Develops Tiny Robotic Insect Drones with 100x Longer Flight Time Than Before
A new generation of robotic insects can fly 100 times longer than previous models, making artificial pollination more viable. Researchers improved endurance and agility by refining wing structure, reducing energy use, and incorporating power storage. Future advancements will integrate sensors and navigation systems to optimise their role in agricul...
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NASA Tests Tiny Underwater Robots Set To Check For Life On Jupiter's Moon
NASA is charting new territory in space exploration with the development of tiny underwater robots designed to explore alien oceans.
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MIT Engineers Create Miniature Zinc-Air Batteries for Cell-Sized Robots, Revolutionising Autonomous Technology
MIT engineers have made a significant breakthrough with the development of a tiny zinc-air microbattery, measuring just 0.1 millimetres in length and 0.002 millimetres thick, about the width of a human hair. This innovative battery captures oxygen from the air to oxidise zinc, generating a potential of up to 1 volt, which is sufficient to operate s...
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Scientists Create Smiling Robot Face Made Of Living Human Skin Cells
Researchers tried to recreate ligaments that tether the skin in humans, by using tiny ropes of flexible collagen and elastane.
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Anthrobots: Human Cell-Derived Tiny Robots Leave Scientists Surprised
Anthrobots, constructed from human tracheal cells, are bio-robots that possess self-assembly capabilities, enabling movement and promoting the growth of neurons.
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Vibrating Pill, Ingestible Sensor To Tackle Gut Disorders: Research
A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut -- medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose gastrointestinal disorders.
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MIT Researchers Develop Insect-Sized Robot Fireflies That Emit Light When Flying
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created insect-sized robots that emit light when they fly. The ability of these tiny robots to emit light can enable them to communicate with each other. It also makes tracking the robots more precise and efficient. While large robots can communicate using myriad tools, robots as t...
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NASA to Send Tiny Robot MIRA to International Space Station for Simulating Surgeries
NASA will send a tiny surgical robot to space for a test mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. The robot named MIRA or miniaturised in vivo robotic assistant has been in the making for nearly 20 years by the researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
