'Liquid robot' has the ability to transform shape

Chinese and Australian scientists have successfully developed a robot from liquid metal inspired by T-1000, killer robots capable of changing the shape in the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day (The Terminator). 2: Judgment Day).

This study is the result of cooperation between researchers from Suzhou University, China University of Science and Technology (China) and researchers from Wollongong University (Australia) and published in the journal Advanced Materials science last week.

This robot is inspired by T-1000, the killer robot has the ability to change its shape in the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.(Photo: Pop Culture).

Unlike the cold killer robot T-1000 in the film, this liquid robot is not "dangerous" at all and is quite compact in size, just the size of the palm. The structure of the robot is quite simple including a plastic wheel, lithium battery and liquid gallium, a weak metal with metallic silver.

The research team started the project about six years ago, when it discovered the unique properties of liquid metals such as gallium thanks to its good electrical conductivity, high control and flexibility.Gallium is a weak metal, easily liquefied at room temperature and widely used in electronic circuits and semiconductors.

Realistic liquid robots are not "dangerous" at all.

The robot operates on the principle of using lithium batteries to control the voltage of liquid galium, changing its center of gravity so that the wheel moves in a certain direction on a flat surface.

Professor Li Xiangpeng, a member of the research team at Suzhou University, said: "Micro-nano robots can be used as a means of transporting cancer treatment drugs to precise locations in the body. , enhance the ability to destroy cancer cells, thanks to high flexibility ".

In the future, researchers are aiming to design a new robot capable of multidirectional movement, on more complex terrain.

With initial achievements, experts hope that robots can be used in the military field, supporting search and rescue or even medicine to treat diseases in the human body.