Could a robot smaller than a microorganism actually think on its own? Well, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania ...

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

Researchers have unveiled the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots, sporting a “brain”. The microscopic ...

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.

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

Powered by light and guided by ultra-low-energy computing, the robots show what autonomy looks like at the microscale.

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

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

Machine touted as first tiny robot to be able to sense, think and act, envisioning a future of use inside human body.

Researchers create programmable, light-powered microbots that sense, respond, and monitor cells at microscopic scale.

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