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Each robot costs only a single penny to manufacture. The robots could help advance everything from nanotechnology ...

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

Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...

The robots are both powered and programmed by light pulses, and each has their own unique identifier for individualized ...

The world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots have debuted at the University of Pennsylvania, sporting a brain ...

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 – ...

Microscale swimming bots take in sensory information, process it and carry out tasks, opening new possibilities in ...

Robots are everywhere, from the assembly line of major factories to the vacuums cleaning the living room carpet. As big tech companies continue to innovate, they are only becoming increasingly woven ...