MIT's new AI-powered robot is quite similar to how nanobots work.

If you are unfamiliar with nanobots, these are tiny machines that can assemble themselves, making larger robots and other technologies.

In "Avengers: End Game," nanobots were featured. Tony Stark uses them to create his most advanced armor suit in the movie.

However, nanobots are not yet existing in the real world. Although there are micro-robots, they don't actually function the same as nanobots.

Now, MIT decided to develop a new AI-powered machine that works similarly to nanobots.

MIT's New AI-Powered Robot Works Like Nanobots!

According to New York Post's latest report, MIT researchers are working on a new tiny robot called "voxel."

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This machine works in groups. Voxels are designed to work together to build structures, create vehicles, and build larger robots.

"When we're building these structures, you have to build in intelligence," explained MIT Prof. Neil Gershenfeld.

He added that the idea they got was structural electronics. Voxels were developed thanks to this, which transmit power, data, and force.

How MIT's Voxel Works?

MIT's new voxels rely on artificial intelligence to function.

Voxels consist of robots that have two arm-like components and skeletal boxes. The active bots work autonomously.

They work by moving the skeletal boxes to make structures. Based on MIT's official YouTube video, voxels will construct different types or create various machines.

Once the actual robot or structure is completed, the active bots will attach themselves to the skeletal boxes so that the output can move.

MIT explained that researchers could input mathematical descriptions of the desired structure. Once the needed data is inputted, voxels will automatically create it.

Based on these details, the new voxels are quite similar to nanobots. The only difference they have is the size and the active as well as non-active voxels. 

As of writing, the connectors between the subunit voxels are not that strong to carry the needed loads.

MIT experts are still working on these AI-powered machines so that they can be applied in the real world.

You can watch the actual video below to see how it works.

In other news, an autonomous multi-use robotic vehicle, which could revolutionize the agricultural industry, was developed.

Recently, jellyfish-inspired robotic grippers capable of grabbing and carrying delicate objects were also created.

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