All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
2018-02-13 19:01:17
A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications. The “microscale magnetic tumbling robot,” or μTUM (microTUM), is about 400 by 800 microns, or millionths of a meter, smaller than the head of a pin. A continuously rotating magnetic field propels the microbot in an end-over-end or sideways tumbling motion, which helps the microbot traverse uneven surfaces such as bumps and trenches, a difficult feat for other forms of motion.
News story picked up by more that 50 news outlets, such as:
- Purdue News: All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
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- Yahoo! News: Purdue’s microbots are designed to wander around inside your body
- Science Daily: All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
- The Engineer: Tumbling magnetic microbots have drug delivery potential
- Digital Trends: Purdue’s microbots are designed to wander around inside your body
- Nanowerk: All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
- New Atlas: Magnetic microbot flip-flops through tricky terrain in the body
- Rockets Are Cool: Purdue University Engineers Design Tumbling Microbot
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