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Robot made of sticky tape and metal powder could crawl on your organs

15 July 2022

Tiny robots made of metallic powder stuck to plastic tape and controlled by magnetic fields could one day crawl inside internal organs and repair injuries

Octopus-inspired glove lets you manipulate objects underwater

13 July 2022

A glove with artificial suckers inspired by those found on octopuses allows people to securely grip delicate objects underwater, and the technology could be added to robots in future

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Robot made of sticky tape and metal powder could crawl on your organs

Octopus-inspired glove lets you manipulate objects underwater

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