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Re:Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves... by vladiliescu on Friday May 29, 2015 @08:15AM (#9624092)
"Making the entire robot dissolve in water is a bit trickier, but the researchers seem confident that it’ll be possible in the near future."
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Re:Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves... by jokr004 on Friday May 29, 2015 @08:53AM (#9624215)
But if it dissolves in water how is it supposed to make it anywhere inside your body? There's lots of water in there.
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Re:Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves... by lawlessone on Friday May 29, 2015 @09:37AM (#9624419)
Contact lenses are ruined by contact with ordinary water but the saline solution and water in our eyes doesn't ruin them.
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Re:Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Does Cool Stuff, Dissolves... by sp332 on Friday May 29, 2015 @11:27AM (#9625143)
Same problem, there isn't really any pure water in your body to dissolve robots in either.
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