Northwestern University engineers create world’s smallest walking robot

The half-millimeter-long crab joins a collection of tiny robots inspired by the natural world.

By Christian Elliott
Northwestern University engineers create world’s smallest walking robot
Smaller than a flea, tiny robotic crab sits next to the eye of a sewing needle. Courtesy of Northwestern University
Northwestern University engineers create world’s smallest walking robot
Smaller than a flea, tiny robotic crab sits next to the eye of a sewing needle. Courtesy of Northwestern University

Northwestern University engineers create world’s smallest walking robot

The half-millimeter-long crab joins a collection of tiny robots inspired by the natural world.

By Christian Elliott
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Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled robotic crab that could one day help with surgeries inside the human body.

Reset learns about the tiny critter and other robotic creations from Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering.

GUEST: John Rogers, Northwestern University professor of materials science, biomedical engineering and neurological surgery