Microbots (IMAGE)

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Microbots

Caption

Top: A close-up of the elastoactive chain, consisting of active microbots held together by elastic silicon rubber chainlinks. Bottom: A multi-exposure image showing the self-oscillatory behaviour of the chain when it is pinned only on the left side. Image by Corentin Coulais.

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Corentin Coulais

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