China Creates Bionic Robot to Monitor Water Pollution

China’s Zhejiang University has developed a robot that can be used to monitor causes of pollution in water bodies.

The aquatic microrobot weighs the same as 390 water striders and is designed to walk and run effortlessly when placed on the water surface.

The robot is equipped with 12 legs and is propelled by two miniature motors wired to an external control board.

The device, which was designed by Qinmin Pan, associate professor of chemical engineering at Zhejiang University, can also be used for military spy missions, reports ians.in.