Let's all Pull Together: Team of µTug Microrobots Pulls a Car

Stanford University scientists have taken inspiration from ants for their latest creation – tiny robots capable of pulling a car.

The researchers at Stanford’s Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Labwanted to find a way to harness the collective power of a team of ants in robot form, replicating ants’ ability to carry objects much heavier than themselves by working as a team.

Showing their strength in this video, six 17 gram “μTug” robots pull a 1,800kg car. Each robot can pull up to 23 kilograms alone.