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

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 ...

Powered by light, the robots carry computers and can move in complex patterns, say Penn Engineering and University of ...

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 – ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in ...

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

Scientists have unveiled the world’s smallest autonomous robots, marking a groundbreaking leap in microrobotics.

Researchers have created the world’s smallest autonomous robots smaller than a grain of salt. These programmable micro-machines could transform medical and engineering fields with their unique ...

These devices represent a pivot in robotics, operating at the scale of many microorganisms yet equipped with the computing ...

A tiny robot so small it can barely be seen can still "sense, think, and act" autonomously, according to the engineers who ...

The newest generation of microrobots is so small that a single unit can perch on the ridge of a fingerprint and practically ...

What’s smaller than a grain of salt, smarter than most lab equipment, and can run for months without a recharge? According to ...