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Scientists in the US have reportedly made a liquid metal robot capable of jumping, climbing, and even oozing out of a metal cage, just like the T-1000s from 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day'.
In a study published by the Soft Machines Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, scientists created a soft robot out of gallium metal that can be controlled using magnetic fields.
According to the study, the new robot’s “magneto-active phase transitional matter” uniquely combines the high mechanical strength, load capacity, and fast locomotion speed of the solid phase with “excellent morphological adaptability (elongation, splitting, and merging) in the liquid phase.”
MPTM robots were able to solder circuits, mould themselves into universal screws, remove objects from dummy stomachs, and overcome obstacle courses using this technique.
The robots' ability to shapeshift could serve many purposes, especially in biomedicine. In the future, MPTM machines and medications might be delivered directly to specific organs or dangerous objects could be extracted.
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