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

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

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 – ...

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 ...

In a lab experiment that sounds closer to science fiction than engineering, researchers have unveiled what they describe as the world’s smallest fully programmable robot. Measuring just fractions of a ...

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 ...

Powered by light and guided by ultra-low-energy computing, the robots show what autonomy looks like at the microscale.

Which LEGO robot kit is best? LEGO has been making childhood toys for more than 50 years and now even offer kits that allow your child to build a robot. These sets encourage young kids to explore and ...

Learn more about these tiny robots that can alter their surroundings and monitor our health. When you think of a robot, your go-to is probably WALL-E, C-3PO, or R2-D2. These hunks of bolts and metal ...

Smaller than a grain of salt, the light-powered bots can think, sense and act on their own, opening up new possibilities in manufacturing and medicine Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and ...

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 ...