Not exact matches
They may also be useful for other applications where high
power is needed in small volumes, such as autonomous
microrobots.
When a
microrobot is exposed to an external magnetic field — the offboard
power source, given the difficulty in shrinking batteries to the size of bacteria — it begins to spin and move in a manner similar to bacterial flagella, courtesy of the iron oxide debris.
«There are more challenges to making a robust, robotic landing system but this experimental result demonstrates a very versatile solution to the problem of keeping flying
microrobots operating longer without quickly draining
power,» said Ma.