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

Each robot costs only a single penny to manufacture. The robots could help advance everything from nanotechnology ...

A team of MIT researchers created a speech-to-reality system that enables a robot to build furniture with just a simple ...

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 ...

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

The tiny, microscopic robot packs an onboard computer, solar cells, and propulsion system, and is capable of sensing its ...

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 – ...

But you can see the market appeal. A robot vacuum cleaner can’t climb stairs to clean an upstairs room. A robot arm that ...

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science ...

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

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

Tiny microrobots are learning to fly with insect-like speed and control, thanks to new AI-driven technology developed at MIT.