Naturaleza y Biodiversidad
These microrobots imitate starfish larva and could help treat tumors
Researchers have developed a tiny robot that mimics the movement of a starfish larva.
Tom Abate is the Associate Director of Communications for the Stanford School of Engineering. Previously, he was an editor for Patch.com, a network of local web sites owned by AOL. Before that, Tom was Silicon Valley reporter and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, covering science, technology, biotechnology and economics.
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