By Paul McClure October 23, 2023 Using a plant-based hydrogel, researchers have created navigable, shape-changing small-scale robots Waterloo Engineering/University of WaterlooResearchers have developed a plant-based hydrogel to create shape-changing, navigable small-scale robots with potential applications in biomedicine, including conducting medical procedures such as biopsies and delivering therapeutic cargo to cells and tissues. Unlike rigid microrobots, soft...
