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1 day agoScientists Reveal Robot Small Enough to Travel Through Human Body
Researchers built a sub-millimeter microrobot integrating a computer, motor, and sensors that can sense, process information, and act autonomously.
Then the proboscis/nozzle was aligned with the outlet of the plastic tip. Finally, the proboscis and the tip were bonded with UV-curable resin. The necroprinter achieved a resolution ranging from 18 to 22 microns, which was two times smaller than the printers using the smallest commercially available metal dispensing tips. The first print tests included honeycomb structures measuring 600 microns, a microscale maple leaf, and scaffolds for cells.