( Tiny) Reconfigurable Robots at MIT

The device doesn t look like much: a caterpillarsized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a homeworkshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the longrange possibilities it represents, are quite remarkable. The little device is called a millimotein a name melding its millimetersized components and a motorized design inspired by proteins, which naturally fold themselves into incredibly complex shapes. This minuscule robot may be a harbinger of f