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

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 – ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 – ...

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

Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots, each smaller than a grain of salt and costing just one penny. Learn how this breakthrough could revolutionize medicine and ...

A small proof-of-concept study of robotic-assisted cataract surgery reports successful outcomes with no treatment-related ...

New Zealand faces a healthcare worker shortage and more need for carers. London-based robot designer Rich Walker talks about ...