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MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads.
In this episode, we dive into Cornell University's groundbreaking development of the world's smallest walking robots, measuring between 2 to 5 microns.
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Diminutive device can leap 23 times its body length
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A mechanical engineer discusses her recent advances in robotic surgery, including millimeter-scale robots that travel through the bloodstream to deliver treatment.
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With a new design, the bug-sized bot was able to fly 100 times longer than prior versions.
A tiny, four-fingered “hand” folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to infect them, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers report.
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Cornell researchers in physics and engineering have created the smallest walking robot yet.
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In this episode, we explore how the mechanics of bird wings are inspiring new approaches to prevent airplanes from stalling and learn how bio-mimetic designs from nature are paving the way for innovations in aviation, enhancing stability and safety for future flights.
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Taking inspiration from bird feathers, Princeton engineers have found that adding rows of flaps to a remote-controlled aircraft’s wings improves flight performance and helps prevent stalling, a condition that can jeopardize a plane’s ability to stay aloft.
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The legacy of microscale robotics at Cornell continues to unfold – and refold and unfold itself again. The latest addition is a robot less than 1 millimeter in size that is printed as a 2D hexagonal “metasheet” but, with a jolt of electricity, morphs into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawls.
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Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University have created the first legged robot of its size to run, turn, push loads and climb miniature stairs.
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These zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment.
In today’s world, continuous connectivity sounds like an everyday given. But delivering it is far from simple.
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Imagine a robot small enough to fit on a U.S. penny. Or even small enough to rest on Lincoln’s chest. It sounds preposterous enough. Now, imagine a robot small enough to rest on the chest of Lincoln – not the Lincoln whose head decorates the front side of the penny, but the even tinier version of him on the back.
