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RewindAgain to FuturologyEnglish · 1 month ago

World's smallest battery-free flying robot uses magnets for power.

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World's smallest battery-free flying robot uses magnets for power.

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RewindAgain to FuturologyEnglish · 1 month ago
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UC Berkeley's tiny, bee-inspired flying robot weighs 21 mg, hovers, and hits targets using magnetic fields for potential rescue missions.
  • ramenshaman@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Yeah, so calling this a robot would be incorrect.

    • RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works
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      It would be more of a robot part with the rest of the robot being the magnet

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        1 month ago

        Technically, maybe. Pretty limited applications, I think, but very cool.

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