Students from the Microengineering, Microelectronics and Microsystems “M3” Scientific Club at Wrocław University of Science and Technology are working on a miniature robot-caterpillar to measure temperature in hard-to-reach places. They received a grant for their project from the Ministry of Education and Science as part of the programme ‘Student Scientific Clubs Create Innovations’.

“The idea for the project was suggested to us by Dr Karolina Laszczyk from the Department of Microsystems, who liked the microrobots that mimic insects and animals made by other research laboratories. We thought it would be good for it not to be a ‘toy’, but a solution that could be used for specific tasks. A brainstorming session started about what kind of insect we wanted to imitate and what it could be used for. The choice was made for a caterpillar”, says Mateusz White from the ‘M3’ club.

To make the robot, the students want to use 3D printing from a composite that deforms under the influence of an IR laser. They have received almost PLN 20,000 for their research.

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