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South Korean Lab's Ant-Inspired Microrobots Open New Chapter for Medical and Industrial Applications: Biomimetic Swarm Collaboration, Vascular Clearing, and Extreme Load Capacity
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South Korean Lab's Ant-Inspired Microrobots Open New Chapter for Medical and Industrial Applications: Biomimetic Swarm Collaboration, Vascular Clearing, and Extreme Load Capacity

A research team from Hanyang University has published a major breakthrough in the top-tier journal Device: magnetic microrobot swarms mimicking ant collective behavior. At just 600 micrometers each, they can carry 350 times their weight on solid surfaces, assemble into floating rafts bearing 2,000 times their weight in liquid, and clear simulated vascular blockages.