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The world's smallest programmable robot is the size of a grain of salt.

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The robot measures only 200 by 300 micrometres wide and 50 micrometres thick, smaller than a grain of salt. It can swim through fluids, measure temperature and communicate data with a little dance, powered by solar cells generating about 100 nanowatts.

Source: MIT

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