Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

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

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

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.

Robots that can think and move are no longer confined to factory floors or humanoid prototypes. Researchers have now shrunk ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

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 ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Robots smaller than a grain of salt? It ...

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 ...

Underwater robots face many challenges before they can truly master the deep, such as stability in choppy currents. A new ...