POSTED AT 2:21 PM August 31, 2009

Tiny I-SWARM robots

Over at BB Gadgets, Steven has the details on these I-SWARM robugs. They're 4 mm long, wide, and tall and solar-powered. Swarm Bots: Now W/Solar Power, Complex Behaviors!

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ill lich | August 31, 2009 2:30 PM

So real bugs aren't enough, we have to have man-made robotic bugs now too?

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