Both allow it to perform seven varied medical procedures using a remote control operated by a human using foot pedals, HTC Vive trackers, and motion-capture cameras.

Instead, the robots' bodies have an "elastic resilience" that enables them to move. This means that researchers can rapidly heat the small robot limbs with a laser to bend them.

Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. The hybrid 'eBiobots' are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and microelectronics, said researchers.

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