According to a spokesperson for the company, its robot names all begin as inside jokes. Sometimes — as in the case with Liam — they were initially created as very questionable acronyms.

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A robot made of magnetic slime with a custard-like consistency can navigate narrow passages, grasp objects and fix broken circuits. It could be deployed inside the body to perform tasks such as ...

A small robot that can shape-shift and produce heat could incinerate cancer cells or stop bleeding from inside the body. It could also be used to ferry drugs directly to tumours or hard-to-reach ...