“It all started with a challenge that had languished in the robotics community for four decades: how to create a fully ...

”We’ve made autonomous robots 10,000 times smaller,” said Marc Miskin of the University of Pennsylvania. ”That opens up an ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Precision in drug delivery has long posed a significant challenge to the medical field. Relying on the body’s circulatory system to transport medications often results in ...

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 ...

The bleeding edge: Nanomachines were once a distant fantasy of science fiction writers and video games like Deus Ex and Metal Gear Solid. However, recent advances in miniaturization have brought those ...

Discover how industrial robots boost manufacturing automation with faster production, tighter precision, and measurable ROI. Explore benefits, applications, worker impact, and implementation ...

Softening and onboarding computers and controllers is one of the final frontiers in soft robotics towards their robustness and intelligence for everyday use. In this regard, embodying soft and ...