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Tiny vibration-powered robots are the size of the world's smallest ant

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Researchers have created a new type of tiny 3D-printed robot that moves by harnessing vibration from piezoelectric actuators, ultrasound sources or even tiny speakers. Swarms of these 'micro-bristle-bots' might work together to sense environmental changes, move materials -- or perhaps one day repair injuries inside the human body.

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"Tiny vibration-powered robots are the size of the world's smallest ant", MachPrinciple, July 20, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/Tiny-vibration-powered-robots-are-the-size-of-the-world-s-smallest-ant

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