Scientists develop Pac-Man like microbot that can capture and transport single cells

Scientists have developed a Pac-Man like magnetic microbot that can capture and transport individual living cells, this may help treat cancer cells. Scientists have developed a Pac-Man like magnetic microbot that can capture and transport individual living cells, an advance that may help probe the response of cancer cells to drugs. Using the magnetic energy the “microbot origami” can perform a variety of tasks — including capturing and transporting single cells. “We have shown a prototype of self-folding microbot that can be used as a microtool to probe the response of specific types of cells, like cancer cells, for instance,” Velev said.