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

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Michigan have created the world's smallest autonomous and programmable robots. Each measuring about 200 micrometers wide – ...

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 ...

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

Learn more about these tiny robots that can alter their surroundings and monitor our health.

The device advances medicine toward a future that might see tiny robots sent into the body to rewire damaged nerves, deliver ...

Scientists unveil penny-sized microrobots that swim, sense temperature, and run for months using light-powered brains.

A team of researchers at Cornell University has developed the world’s smallest walking robot. Designed to interact with visible light, the robot moves independently despite its tiny size. The team ...

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

Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots. These microscopic machines swim in liquids and can sense ...

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