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2 November 2026

University of Canterbury researcher using laser beams to control tiny robots in hopes of medical breakthroughs

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Source reporting: rnz.co.nz

University of Canterbury researcher using laser beams to control tiny robots in hopes of medical breakthroughs

A researcher at the University of Canterbury studies micro-robots, about the size of one-hundredth of a human hair, to look at interactions between cells.

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