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Prof. Anna C. Bakenecker has taken up a LOEWE start-up professorship at TU Darmstadt. She is developing nano- and microrobots for targeted drug delivery. The state of Hesse is funding the project for six years with around two million euros.

Micro- and nanobots that move around every corner of the human body are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Tiny robots could help treat diseases in places that are otherwise inaccessible. Research is focusing on propulsion and control.

Some are smaller than human cells: micro- and nanorobots hold great potential in medicine. While 3D printing has given this field of research a boost, researchers still face a number of challenges. A conversation with Dr Anna C. Bakenecker from Fraunhofer IMTE in Lübeck about the potential of miniature robotics.

Wiesbaden/Darmstadt – The state of Hesse is providing Darmstadt Technical University with around two million euros to research tiny robots for transporting medical supplies inside the human body.