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Gnat Robots (And How They Will Change Robotics) Flynn, A. M. A new concept in mobile robots is proposed, namely that of a gnat-sized autonomous robot with on-board sensors, brains, actuators and power supplies, all fabricated on a single piece of silicon. Recent breakthroughs in computer architectures for intelligent robots, sensor integration algorithms and micromachining techniques for building on-chip micromotors, combined with the ever decreasing size of integrated logic, sensors and powe...