Robot moth grows new sensor using its own blood
Engineers at the University of Tartu in Estonia and the Italian Institute of Technology built a moth-shaped robot that uses about 3 ml of artificial blood containing pyrrole to grow a conductive sensor when ultraviolet light is applied, turning a patch of its 3D‑printed wing into a functional sensor.
Source: Robot moth grows new sensor using its own blood — New Atlas
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