Post by @annaleen@wandering.shop

Can you handle the truth about the REAL robot army that is about to swim through our precious bodily fluids? Find out in my latest for @newscientist

(you need to create a FREE account on New Scientist to read the article)

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2527125-the-future-of-robot-armies-is-here-and-its-not-what-you-think/

FYI this column is entirely the result of my reading the abstract of a scientific paper about swarming biohybrid microrobots, and wondering WTF that was. Well, now I know and so do you!!!

New Scientist

The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think

Robots are becoming more a part of our lives every year, and worries about a robot army rising up have long plagued the technology. But columnist Annalee Newitz talks to nanobot researchers and finds out the real robot army could be a welcome solution to medical or environmental problems

Jess Fairbairn

@JessFairbairn@aoir.social · 47 minutes ago

@annaleen @newscientist ...Swamp Thing when?

Globe99

@npub147fp2j606qpfysp38phhzvempt7ewsdqwm6uww9uycp6tdvavu0s5paq44@momostr.pink · 58 minutes ago

super-cool -- they aren't quite "nanomachines" but coating them with nanoparticles starts to bridge the gap.

Annalee Newitz 🍜

@annaleen@wandering.shop · 34 minutes ago

@npub147fp2j606qpfysp38phhzvempt7ewsdqwm6uww9uycp6tdvavu0s5paq44 @newscientist yeah they are technically "biohybrid microrobots," because they are microscopic not nanoscopic (though they do have nanoparticles)