Northwestern engineers develop smallest remote-controlled walking robot

This tiny robot crab is the smallest crawling remote-controlled robot ever

It's so small it's almost invisible to the naked eye.

Meet the smallest ever remote-controlled walking robot

Even smaller than a flea, the crab bot created by engineers from Northwestern University could signal the beginning of a new era of microscale robotics.

These miniature remote-controlled robot crabs may someday be used in heart surgeries

The smallest ever remote controlled walking robot has been designed by engineers at Northwestern University. It's the size of a flea and looks like a miniature crab.

World’s smallest remote-control robots smaller than a flea

So small, you can't feel it crawl

The world's smallest remote controlled robot is here — and it makes a penny look huge

Small but mighty?

Tiny robotic crabs: Engineers invent the world's smallest remote-controlled walking robots

For these tiny robotic crabs, being small is a virtue.