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This tiny robot moves mini-droplets with ease

A minature robot collects water droplets laced with red ink and rolls them into one. Credit: Lin Gui
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Nature 642, 843 (2025)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01843-0
References
Sun, X. et al. Nanotechnol. Precis. Eng. 8, 043012 (2025).