WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Micro-robotic manipulators with the ability to move in increments far smaller than the width of a human hair might be enlisted for a range of applications in research, ...

“Could a robot smaller than a grain of sand really hoist a load heavier than a bowling ball? In South Korea, engineers have built one that does exactly that by abandoning motors and gears in favour of ...

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 ...

Origami-Inspired Microrobot for Precision Surgical Manipulation. 1 Photo of the compliant micro-robot. 2 Exploded view of the delta micro-robot. 3 Cell-level intraoperative sensing. 4 Laser surgery ...

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

Cancer treatment and other delicate medical procedures could one day be carried out using tiny microrobots guided precisely ...

Researchers from MIT, EPFL, and the University of Cincinnati have developed a 3D-printed soft magnetic hydrogel enabling microscopic robots to move and deform independently under magnetic control. The ...

New research decoding insect wing dynamics could enable highly stable flapping robots, improving micro-drone control, ...

Madhu Gaganam, founder and CEO of Cogniedge.ai, said the industry’s shift toward cobots demands more than safer cages or ...