Researchers in Zurich have built micro-robots as small as bacteria which are made to help cure disease in humans.
The tiny spiral-shaped robots, similar in look to E. coli, are called "Artificial Bacterial Flagella" (ABFs). They were invented, manufactured and enabled to swim with their moveable tails by researchers in a group at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich.
At a total length of 25 to 60 µm, They can only be observed under a microscope and perform, ironically, the opposite function of real bacteria - to help cure disease.
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Micro-robots as small as bacteria may help cure disease in humans
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