SRI
International has unveiled micro robots that can actually put together
mechanical assemblies and electronic circuits. Diamagnetic Micro Manipulation
(DM3) utilizes small magnets that move under a circuit board to get the
micro-robots to follow a set pattern based on a set of preprogrammed
instructions. They may look miniscule, but these micro bots can move up to
1-foot every second to transport micro manufacturing supplies.
According
to SRI and Dvice, "DM3 can be used for prototyping parts, electronics
assembly, biotech lab-on-a-chip experiments, and assembling small mechanical
systems in hostile environments. Eventually they plan to scale up the
technology, by developing a manufacturing head containing thousands of the
little buggers that can build much larger assemblies."
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