Scientists have shown the method to develop tiny, self-powered swimming micro-robots, and just from the use of three simple ingredients. The method involves combining oil drops with water containing a ...

Racing tiny mechanical swimmers against one another in a virtual environment should help scientists design medical micro-robots that can swim, wriggle or crawl more easily through the human body.

Sand grain-sized micro-fliers · cell-sized swimming robots developed [Provided by Northwestern University/ Redistribution Prohibited] A series of newly developed micro-devices, inspired by ...