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Researchers Begin Work on Building Real Life (Microscopic) Transformers
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have begun work on creating tiny groups of robots that utilize electromagnetic forces to alter their shape and function. Ultimately, the team hopes to build a large number of microscopic robots that are able to metamorphose into any conceivable shape. This would be done by applying a charge to the nanobots, which would form different structures based on how, or where, that charge is applied. The concept is not too dissimilar to the material that was shown to be used for Batman's cape in Batman Begins. That similarity makes this research instantly awesome. More »
9:00 AM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Haroon Malik
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Latest by uberfu: Forget microscopic - i want a full life sized one thhat works_ more »
