Wireless aquatic robot could clean water and transport cells: Inspired by a coral polyp, this plastic mini robot moves by magnetism and light

Researchers have developed a tiny plastic robot, made of responsive polymers, which 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.

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