Wireless Aquatic Robot Cleans Water

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  • TBMG-37389
Published August 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Researchers have developed a tiny plastic robot, made of responsive polymers, that moves under the influence of light and magnetism. In the future, this wireless aquatic polyp should be able to attract and capture contaminant particles from the surrounding liquid or pick up and transport cells for analysis in diagnostic devices.