Sentences with phrase «of microbots»

Finally, the Bio-Specialist can heal squad mates, leaves a trail of alien face melting poison gas and can call in a swarm of microbots to weaken approaching enemies.

But Bruce Donald, the lead inventor, believes the benevolent uses of a microbot outweigh the possibilities of James Bond — villain scenarios.

Not exact matches

The flat, roughly dumbbell - shaped microbot is made of a polymer and has two magnetic ends.

One critical factor in the development of such microbots is the effect of electrostatic and van der Waals forces between molecules that are prevalent on the scale of microns but not on the macroscale of everyday life.

The Department of Homeland Security helped fund the project; it is possible that the microbots could be used to hide secrets or authenticate identities at important meetings.

The microbot scampers forward by taking thousands of inchwormlike steps per second, each the length of a cold virus.

The microbot was tested on a dry paper surface, and in both water and silicone oil to gauge and characterize its capabilities in fluid environments of varying viscosity.

A new type of all - terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.

But the microbots are capable of removing other metals as well.

The trailer, which is really more of a clip, shows boy genius Hiro going to the San Fransokyo (a mythical San Francisco - Tokyo mash - up city) police department to report an attack from a kabuki - masked man with microbots.

RoboBess are flying microbots weighing 80 - milligram each, capable of flying controllable, sensing the environment and carrying a load.