Robotic cockroach weighs just 0.07g but can withstand the weight of a human

Authors: Adonay Berhe & Shivali Best

Researchers from the University of California, Berekely have developed a tiny robot that measures just 3cm by 1.5cm, and weighs less than 0.07 grams.

Researchers from the University of California, Berekely have developed a tiny robot that measures just 3cm by 1.5cm, and weighs less than 0.07 grams.

They’re pests that many people dread entering their houses, but cockroaches have been used as the inspiration for a new robot .
 
Researchers from the University of California, Berekely have developed a tiny robot that measures just 3cm by 1.5cm, and weighs less than 0.07 grams. 

The bot was described yesterday in the journal Science Robotics, with collaboration from Yichuan Wu, a China-based professor.

Despite weighing just 0.07 grams, the robotic cockroach can comfortably cope with being stamped by a 60kg adult - more than one million times heavier than the robot!

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