A University of San Diego team engineered biohybrid microrobots made from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and nanoparticles that assemble under blue light and disperse under red light into user-defined shapes.
Key Takeaways
- Team used Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae combined with nanoparticles and controlled swarm
- Projected light masks sculpted swarms into shapes such as continents
- Laser-printed mask matched a wound geometry and under blue light assembled bots on tape