microrobot

• The microrobot--named Cleo and little more than an inch in width, breadth, and height--was devised by 22-year-old MIT senior James McLurkin, who admits to having "always liked small things." —  Omni: January 1995
• "A small instrument like a microrobot has the potential to be much less painful and much less dangerous." —  Omni: January 1995
• Seiko Epson Corporation ( "Epson") has developed the mFR ( "Micro Flying Robot"), the world's smallest flying prototype microrobot. —  Cool Hunting
• "We develop a focal point of a magnetic field in space, which the microrobot hangs on," wrote Khamesee. —  ZDNet UK Highlights
• Angry Zen Minion Thomas Coe writes in with news that researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a microrobot that can fly thanks to a magnetic field. —  Angry Zen Master

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