Scientists create smallest programmable robots ever - smaller than salt grains, these breakthrough microscopic machines could ...

Scientists working at microscopic scales have relied on a single dominant fabrication technique to ...

A team from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan has built the tiniest programmable, self-driving ...

Shape shifts happen all around you. Cells stretch, tissues curl, and living structures shift their form as naturally as breathing. Scientists have tried to copy those abilities for years, hoping to ...

A breakthrough in medical technology could soon change how sinus infections are treated. Scientists have created micro-robots for sinus infection treatment that can enter the nasal cavity, eliminate ...

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan has reportedly developed what they suggest is the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots.

New cell-scale robots can sense their environment, compute decisions, and move independently without magnetic or ultrasonic control systems.

Dynamic microscopic robots have been developed to respond to their surroundings, potentially offering a vessel for delivering medicine or cleaning up pollution. Researchers at the University of North ...

The bleeding edge: Nanomachines were once a distant fantasy of science fiction writers and video games like Deus Ex and Metal Gear Solid. However, recent advances in miniaturization have brought those ...

One day electrically activated “muscles” can give rise to microscopic robots that are smaller than a grain of sand. The chain of particles that make up these muscles could also lead to electronics ...

Underwater robots face many challenges before they can truly master the deep, such as stability in choppy currents. A new paper published in the journal npj Robotics provides a comprehensive update of ...