The newest generation of microrobots is so small that a single unit can perch on the ridge of a fingerprint and practically vanish from sight. Built at a scale that rivals grains of salt and human ...

For nearly half a century, the dream of microscopic robotics has felt tantalizingly close, yet perpetually out of reach. We have grown up on a diet of science fiction like Fantastic Voyage, imagining ...

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 development team at Engino have created a new compact educational robot in the form of the aptly named GinoBot, enabling users to learn more about programming, engineering, 3D printing and more.

If you are interested in learning more about robotics and building your very own open source robotic dog you may be interested in the aptly named Mini Pupper robot kit launched via Kickstarter this ...

When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot can do. Instead of treating it as something that holds tension, they asked ...

A simple idea has led to a surprising invention: tiny robots made from knotted fibers that can jump, spin, glide and even ...

Engineers at Princeton University, New Jersey, have developed soft–rigid hybrid robots capable of movement and shape change without motors or external pneumatic systems. Researchers combined their ...