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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

A team of scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is building robotic devices that feature discarded ...

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