If you want to build a fully functional nano-sized robot, you need to assemble a range of components, from complex electronics, photovoltaics to sensors and antennas. But most importantly, charge energy for your robot to move.
Of course, how much energy can be given to such a small robot is also important. Scientists have been thinking about this for a while, and they have designed the “world’s smallest microchip” before. It is thought that this microchip, which they developed using the nano-origami technique from 2D materials, can be used in nano-sized robots of the future.
The new news heralds that we are one step closer to this.
A team led by researchers at Cornell University has unveiled what they believe is “the world’s smallest self-folding origami bird.” Publishing an article on this subject in the journal Science Robotics this week, researchers have enabled this bird, designed in nano-origami size, to move with the voltage they apply. As a result of the tests they carried out many times, the researchers, who enabled the bird to open and close its wings thousands of times, are one step closer to nano-sized robots.
It is thought that nano-sized robots will benefit the most in the field of medicine. While this technology is seen as an important milestone especially in medical treatments and surgeries, this new invention is an important step towards activating them. You can watch the video about the developed technology just above.
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