World's Smallest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot

Crab-shaped microrobot

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A Northwestern University research team developed a crab-shaped microrobot about 0.5 millimeters wide that can be remotely controlled by laser to walk, turn, bend and jump. Northwestern described it as the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot.