Dawn of the Cyborg Bacteria
7:34 minutes
In a basement laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, two roboticists have harnessed the sensing, swimming, and swarming abilities of bacteria to power microscopic robots. Even though their work sounds like the premise of a dark science fiction film, Ph.D. students Elizabeth Beattie and Denise Wong hope these initial experiments with nano bio-robots will provide a platform for future medical and micro-engineering endeavors.
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Luke Groskin is Science Friday’s video producer. He’s on a mission to make you love spiders and other odd creatures.