For nearly half a century, the dream of microscopic robotics has felt tantalizingly close, yet perpetually out of reach. We have grown up on a diet of science fiction like Fantastic Voyage, imagining ...

In the ever-evolving world of technology, innovation is the name of the game. Recent advances have led to the development ...

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

In a lab experiment that sounds closer to science fiction than engineering, researchers have unveiled what they describe as the world’s smallest fully programmable robot. Measuring just fractions of a ...

A peek at Misty, an advanced, programmable home robot that makes faces There's plenty of consumer robots out there, and a growing number of programmable robotic platforms for the home, office, or ...

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties ...

Industrial robotics is rapidly transforming the landscape of manufacturing and automation. Defined as programmable automated ...

Programmable matter and robotic systems represent a dynamic frontier in materials science and robotics, where discrete, often modular units are designed to change their physical properties and ...