Swarms of air-bubble microrobots with laser engines could assemble live cells

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Building robots out of bubbles is an intriguing idea in its own right, but propelling them with lasers is just plain crazy. The bubble microrobots, devised by the researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, have no mechanical parts whatsoever, but can nevertheless be manipulated with very high precision. Combined into complex robotic systems, they could potentially be used to assemble larger objects, such as biological cells... Continue Reading Swarms of air-bubble microrobots with laser engines could assemble live cells

Section: Robotics

Tags: bubbles, microbotics, Robots, University of Hawaii

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