Fig. 1: Schematics of ant colony behavior-mimicked reconfigurable three ant microbots.
From: Femtosecond laser writing of ant-inspired reconfigurable microbot collectives
a The I-shaped assembly and reversible C-shaped assembly process of three ant microbots under magnetic and light fields. b Three ant microbots assembled in I shape mimic ants traversing a gap. Image of ants used under license from Depositphotos. c Three ant microbots assembled in C shape mimic ants transporting cargo. Image of ants used under license from Depositphotos.
