A robot made of ferrofluid can be controlled with magnetic fields to split into beads that travel together in a pack, or elongate to fit through narrow passages
at Soochow University in Taiwan and his colleagues used droplets of a ferrofluid, in this case magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles suspended in oil, to make a soft robot about a centimetre in size. A set of controllable magnets can direct the robot to move or change shape, as needed, by acting on the nanoparticles.To make it move through a narrow channel, the researchers used their magnets to squeeze the robot into a thin, elongated shape.
Another adjustment of the magnetic field directed the parts to merge back into one.at the University of Leeds in the UK says that this capability may be a “game changer”, as a patient could swallow a drug-carrying robot that could then split inside of them, perhaps in their gastrointestinal tract, so that each tiny robotic droplet could deliver medicine to a specific place.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
This Buzz Lightyear Toy Has Big Chucky VibesRobotics company Robosen is releasing a hyperreal Buzz Lightyear robot, and it's cool yet terrifying.
Weiterlesen »