NRI: Electronically Integrated Microscopic Robot Swarms — NSF Award to University of Pennsylvania (PA, $900,000)
The dream of microrobot swarms has been around for decades in nanoscience, robotics and science fiction. Built like semiconductor electronics, such robots could be made millions at a time, each costing just fractions of a penny. Swarms of these tiny machines could work together to carry out useful tasks like assembling
| Award title | NRI: Electronically Integrated Microscopic Robot Swarms |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2221576 |
| Awardee | University of Pennsylvania |
| City | PHILADELPHIA |
| State | PA |
| Amount obligated | $900,000 |
| Principal investigator | Marc Miskin |
| Program | NRI-National Robotics Initiati |
| Start date | 09/01/2022 |
| Abstract | The dream of microrobot swarms has been around for decades in nanoscience, robotics and science fiction. Built like semiconductor electronics, such robots could be made millions at a time, each costing just fractions of a penny. Swarms of these tiny machines could work together to carry out useful tasks like assembling circuits from prefabricated electronic components, repairing microscale cracks in materials, or potentially healing the body at its smallest scales. For decades this vision has be |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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