Robotic product of magnetic slime may seize objects inside your physique

Slime that may be managed by a magnetic area can navigate tight areas and grasp objects, making it preferrred for potential makes use of contained in the physique

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The slime robotic inside a mannequin of the abdomen

Zhang et al. (2022)

A robotic product of magnetic slime with a custard-like consistency can navigate slender passages, grasp objects and repair damaged circuits. It might be deployed contained in the physique to carry out duties akin to retrieving objects swallowed by chance.

Elastic robots able to manipulating objects and fluid-based robots that can navigate passages each exist already, however robots combining each properties are much less widespread.

Li Zhang on the College of Hong Kong and his colleagues combined neodymium magnet particles with borax, a standard family …