Tiny wearable robots drive around your body, are extra pair of hands

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Tiny wearable robots drive around your body, are extra pair of hands
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'Rovables' are a look at what the future of wearable tech may look like. Right now, wearables like Apple Watch are stationary.

But what if countless, fingernail-sized robots can assemble on your arm to form video screens and disassemble to check your vitals and tap you on your shoulder when you get an alert?

That is the future 'Rovables' are anticipating, a future where robots are both ubiquitous and autonomous and sync almost naturally with their surroundings.

Topics Robotics

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Nikolay Nikolov

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