Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots. These microscopic machines swim in liquids and can sense ...

Scientists unveil penny-sized microrobots that swim, sense temperature, and run for months using light-powered brains.

In a lab experiment that sounds closer to science fiction than engineering, researchers have unveiled what they describe as ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable ...

Learn more about these tiny robots that can alter their surroundings and monitor our health.

The robots are both powered and programmed by light pulses, and each has their own unique identifier for individualized ...

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have unveiled the world’s smallest fully ...

A microrobot can operate independently in liquids for months. The development effort was high, but the costs for the robot ...

Microscale swimming bots take in sensory information, process it and carry out tasks, opening new possibilities in ...

The world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots have debuted at the University of Pennsylvania, sporting a brain developed at the University of Michigan.

Programmable matter and robotic systems represent a dynamic frontier in materials science and robotics, where discrete, often modular units are designed to change their physical properties and ...