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Interestingly,Rogers and his research team did not limit the appearance of the miniature remote-controlled walking robot to the existing crab appearance.The team may also make more shapes of microrobots in the future.For example,crickets,beetles,and inchworms.”Through these assembly techniques and material concepts,we can make walking robots of almost any size or 3D shape,”Rogers said.”But the students were inspired and amused by the little crab’s sideways crawling motion.It’s an area of research in creative whimsy,”Rogers said.”And the development of microrobots is an interesting topic for academic exploration.”

有趣的是，罗杰斯和他的研究团队，并没有把微型遥控步行机器人的外观局限于现有的螃蟹外观上。该团队或许在未来还将制造更多形状的微型机器人。例如，蟋蟀、甲虫和尺蠖等。“通过这些组装技术和材料概念，我们可以制造几乎任何尺寸或3D形状的步行机器人，”罗杰斯说。“但学生们对小螃蟹的侧身爬行动作感到鼓舞和逗乐。这是一种创造性的奇思妙想的研究领域。”罗杰斯说。“而微型机器人的发展是学术探索的一个有趣话题。”