Name: Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice
Uploaded: 2015-01-21T16:49:09Z
Duration: 5 min 56 s
Description: By studying the movement and bodies of insects such as ants, Sarah Bergbreiter and her team build incredibly robust, super teeny, mechanical versions of creepy crawlies … and then they add rockets. See their jaw-dropping developments in micro-robotics, and hear about three ways we might use these little helpers in the future.

By studying the movement and bodies of insects such as ants, Sarah Bergbreiter and her team build incredibly robust, super teeny, mechanical versions of creepy crawlies … and then they add rockets. See their jaw-dropping developments in micro-robotics, and hear about three ways we might use these little helpers in the future.

Sarah Bergbreiter: Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice

Why I make robots the size of a grain of rice

Merging soft and hard materials, robots mimic insect resilience, leaping 100 times their length, hinting at future micro-robotics.

Tiny robots equipped with micro-fabricated rockets leap in response to light, showcasing autonomous, sensor-triggered movement.

Micro-robots could revolutionize search and rescue, infrastructure inspection, and medical procedures with their minute size and agility.