3-D printed robotic ants – the Future?

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Our future workforce: Hand-sized 3D-printed robotic ants
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3D-printed robotic ants: The future workforce? Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com – @BednarChuck Drawing inspiration from the cooperative behavior displayed by ants at work, a German firm has developed 3D-printed versions of the highly organized insects that can collaborate on tasks. With their new line …

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The video it pretty amazing. They are still kind of large – about each size of a hand. But some awesome stuff can be done with lots of independent actors all printed out.