Shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth

ScienceDaily
Jul 5, 2022, 11:41 pm246 pts
A robotic microswarm may one day automate the routine of rinsing, brushing, and flossing teeth. A multidisciplinary team developed the technology, which employs a magnetic field to direct the iron oxide nanoparticle-based microrobots into antimicrobial bristle- and floss-shaped arrays.

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