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These 3D Printed Micro-Bristle-Bots Move by Harnessing Vibrations

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by Hanna Watkin
Published Jul 18, 2019

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a 3D printed robot that is almost too small to see. It moves by harnessing vibrations and could provide a pathway to intravenous surgeries, disaster relief, and early warning systems for seismic activity.

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