The newest generation of microrobots is so small that a single unit can perch on the ridge of a fingerprint and practically ...

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

The swimming microbots can autonomously sense and navigate their surroundings, using temperature detection to monitor cell ...

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 – ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in ...

Researchers develop salt-sized autonomous robots that can swim, sense temperature, and think independently, opening new ...

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 – ...

A microrobot can operate independently in liquids for months. The development effort was high, but the costs for the robot are very low.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created what they describe as“the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots”: microscopic swimming machines ...

Microscale swimming bots developed by U-M and Penn take in sensory information, process it and carry out tasks, opening new possibilities in ...

Scientists have created the world's smallest programmable robots. These microscopic machines swim in liquids and can sense temperature changes. They operate for months using only light for power. This ...

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 ...