For nearly half a century, the dream of microscopic robotics has felt tantalizingly close, yet perpetually out of reach. We ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

Tiny robots smaller than cells can swim, sense surroundings, and decode temperature through miniature dance-like movements ...

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 – ...

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

Scientists have created robots smaller than a grain of salt that can sense their surroundings, make decisions, and move ...

Despite their size, the robots can navigate liquids, respond to their environment and operate without external control.