Tech companies are collectively spending billions to turn the age old sci-fi trope of humanoid, general-purpose robots into ...

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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 ...

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Despite billions of dollars in investment, startups say their androids can only perform simple tasks.

A new study in Engineering introduces a novel MRI technique enabling real-time, artifact-free navigation of magnetic robots.

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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 ...

In a lab experiment that sounds closer to science fiction than engineering, researchers have unveiled what they describe as ...

Students from 14 schools presented models or charts on the topic — Science for Protecting the Climate and Serving Society.

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 – ...