Engineers have found a way to shepherd microrobots with no wires, no radios, and no onboard computers. Instead, they steer them with light patterns designed using the same math physicists use to ...

Bacteria-scale robots that can run for months without human control are no longer a lab fantasy. Researchers have now built ...

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

Researchers develop salt-sized autonomous robots that can swim, sense temperature, and think independently, opening new ...

A multi-material microrobot enables the performance of precise movements, including grasping, delivering and releasing ...

Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots. These microscopic machines swim in liquids and can sense temperature changes. They operate for months using only light for power. This ...

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 ...

In a joint advance from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan, engineers have designed the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever built – ...

Researchers have created the world's smallest autonomous robots smaller than a grain of salt. These programmable ...

The robots, each the size of a single cell, casually turn circles in a bath of water. Suddenly, their sensors detect a change: Parts of the bath are heating up. The microrobots halt their twirls and ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina have built what they call “DNA flowers,” tiny machines made from special crystals that combine DNA with inorganic materials. Researchers at the ...