MIT researchers have announced two robotics breakthroughs: a reconfigurable voxel-based construction system assembled by robots to reduce waste and emissions, and 3D-printed magnetic micro-bots ...

Engineers have developed a new soft magnetic hydrogel that can be 3D-printed into microscopic structures.

A breakthrough in medical technology could soon change how sinus infections are treated. Scientists have created micro-robots for sinus infection treatment that can enter the nasal cavity, eliminate ...

For decades, microscopic robots lived mostly in our imagination. Movies like "Fantastic Voyage" convinced us that tiny machines would one day cruise through the human body, fixing problems from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Micro-robots could be used to treat infections in the sinuses, as well as the bladder, intestines, and other hard-to-reach areas ...

Photon-driven nanorobots can steer, capture, and move bacteria with precision, enabling controlled manipulation in ...

PHILADELPHIA - Over at the University of Pennsylvania, research is being done to change the medical world as we know it. Penn Engineering researchers there are developing what they’ve coined as the ...

Dynamic microscopic robots have been developed to respond to their surroundings, potentially offering a vessel for delivering medicine or cleaning up pollution. Researchers at the University of North ...

Micro-robots operate on a scale from a few microns to several millimeters. Untethered micro devices utilize magnetic fields or acoustic waves for precise propulsion. Biodegradable gels and ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change shape and behavior in response to their surroundings, just like living ...