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Tiny 3-D-printed robots developed at UCLA could become critical in rescue missions
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Tiny 3-D-printed robots developed at UCLA could become critical in rescue missions

UCLA researchers have developed materials that allow tiny robots to become autonomous after receiving basic commands.

By César Rojas Ángel
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UCLA researchers have developed materials that allow tiny robots to become autonomous after receiving basic commands. The results of their study were published in the journal Science in partnership with researchers from Virginia Tech, UC San Diego and Texas A&M University.

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César Rojas Ángel

César Rojas Ángel was a summer 2022 video intern for the Los Angeles Times. He’s pursuing a degree in documentary filmmaking at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Rojas was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and before coming to California, he worked with the French public network France 24 in Spanish. As a Latinx journalist, he’s reported about migration, indigenous communities, environment and the intersection between these issues.

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