Jan 13, 2022
Elastomer-powered bug-bots could pave way for futuristic applications
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: cyborgs, food, robotics/AI
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have reported a potentially significant advance with the development of microdrones, equipped with wings powered by artificial muscles in the form of elastomer-based actuators.
The development, claims MIT, could pave the way for futuristic applications, for example, swarms of the insect-sized robots that pollinate fields of crops or search for survivors buried in collapsed buildings.
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