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No Battery Needed: Infrared Light Powers This Jumping Robot
Engineers have developed a small jumping robot that operates without an onboard battery, drawing its power instead from infrared light aimed at it from outside. The design could point to lighter, longer-running microrobots, since batteries are typically the heaviest component of tiny machines. Coverage highlights the beam-powered approach as a potential route for small robots used in inspection, search and confined-space work.
Why now: A battery-free, light-powered jumping robot is a novel robotics advance drawing attention in engineering and tech media
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