Building robots that operate independently at sizes below one millimeter is incredibly difficult,” says roboticist Marc ...

Despite their size, the robots can navigate liquids, respond to their environment and operate without external control.

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

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 ...

Robotics research and spin-off companies has been a constant in Pittsburgh, but getting the companies to grow locally has ...

Powered by light, the robots carry computers and can move in complex patterns, say Penn Engineering and University of ...

In 1980, the first industrial robot arm could move six axes with brute strength, but it couldn’t pick up a strawberry without crushing it. Four decades later, robotic arms are faster, safer, and ...

Stephan Noack’s official title is bioprocess engineer. In simple terms, he is a problem-solver. His colleagues at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany knock on his office door armed with some of ...

The robotics company Sharpa focuses its work on AI robots on grippers and sensors for human-like hands rather than locomotion ...

Usually, I start off these annual highlights posts by saying that it was the best year ever for robotics. But this year, I’m not so sure. At the end of 2024, it really seemed like AI and humanoid ...

The good news? Robots are no longer reserved for the giant OEMs with endless floor space and million-dollar budgets. Compact, ...