China scientists’ bubble breakthrough creates micro ‘robot’ for tiny tasks

The technology is still in its infancy but could one day make complex processes like cloning easier and more affordable. — SCMP

The intricate work of modifying cells in a laboratory may become easier – and more affordable – thanks to technology developed by a research team in China.

According to a paper published in the scientific journal Small, the team at the State Key Laboratory of Robotics in Shenyang, in the northeast province of Liaoning, has effectively turned a gas bubble in water into a robot which can operate on the tiniest scale with unprecedented accuracy.