Forget electric toothbrushes: Tiny robots could one day brush and floss your teeth for you
Story Date: 7/19/2022

 

Source: CNBC, 7/12/22


Tired of brushing your own teeth twice per day? Science might have a solution for you: tiny, shapeshifting microbots for your mouth. That’s the focus of a new study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, who created prototypes for microbots that can change shape to form bristles for brushing or slide between your teeth to floss them, and release an antimicrobial substance that eliminates dangerous oral bacteria from your mouth.

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