The new robots are able to adapt to their environment

In a new study, a Swiss research team is able to develop smart, tiny robots that can adapt anywhere in the human body.

The research was conducted by Sulaiman Saqr from the University of Lausanne and Bradley Nelson from the University of Zurich. Scientists have inspired the idea of ​​designing bacteria to produce highly intelligent, antibiotic and flexible robots, according to a Science Advance report released Saturday.

These devices can swim in liquids and adjust at any time, through narrow blood vessels and complex systems without being affected by their speed or maneuverability.

Miniature robots have been confronted with a series of problems that scientists have resorted to using the origami method: the art of paper folding and the use of its exciting strategy, an alternative to the clbadical computation model implemented by embedded electronic systems.

"Robots have a special structure that allows them to adapt to the properties of their fluid, they undergo a change in viscosity or osmotic concentration, they change their shape to maintain their speed and maneuverability, without lose control of the direction of movement, "says Sakr.

The robots can be controlled with the help of an electromagnetic field in order to move spontaneously into the cavities using a fluid flow, and in either case, they will automatically switch to the most efficient form.

"Many microorganisms have evolved in nature and have changed shape depending on environmental conditions," says Nelson, one of the researchers. "This fundamental principle inspired the design of a small robot.The main challenge for us was to develop a physics describing the types of modifications we were interested in, then combine that with new manufacturing techniques."

According to the same website, the team is currently working to improve the performance of swimming through complex fluids, such as those of the human body.