Watch Magnets Control These 3-D Printed Robots

Published 21 Jun 2018, 14:05 BST
Watch Magnets Control These 3-D Printed Robots

Could this be the future of medical procedures? Researchers used 3-D printing technology to embed magnetic microparticles into silicone rubber from which robots are made. By applying magnetic fields, they can make the robots move. In the future, the robots may be deployed inside your body to deliver medicine or take tissue samples. 

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