TEENY ROBOTS

Modeled after hyper-mobile insects like ants and cockroaches, these robots can run, jump and scamper. The possibilities are endless as to what tiny bots could accomplish: look for survivors in disaster wreckage, inspect bridges for flaws, even swim through our veins and perform surgery. And, of course, take over the world.

Learn more about micro-robotics:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_bergbreiter_why_i_make_robots_the_size_of_a_grain_of_rice