In a follow - up to a 2014 report that presented a way to use the flagellated bacteria Serratia marcescens and an electric field to make a
microrobot mobile, MinJun Kim, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering and director of Drexel's Biological Actuation, Sensing & Transport (BAST) Lab, is now offering a method
for making them agile.
To make smaller, simpler
microrobots, researchers at Drexel University have developed a fabrication method which utilizes the minimum geometric requirements
for fluid motion — consisting of just two conjoined microparticles coated with bits of magnetic debris.