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1 month ago

Tiny robots navigating *inside* the body to fight tumors?! 🤖 Caltech’s breakthrough simplifies design & guides these micro-bots with pinpoint accuracy. ✨ #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2026-02-bots-simple...

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Scientists Create Programmable, Autonomous Robots Smaller Than a Grain of Salt - Slashdot Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan "have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots," according to a recent announcement. The announcement calls them "microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their surro...

1 month ago

✨Penny-sized robots swim unseen!🔬 Programmable, autonomous, & smaller than salt!🤯 #microrobotics

Source: hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/02/01/0616236/s...

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1 month ago

Functional microfluidics: theory, microfabrication, and applications

This review highlights advances in functional #MicrofluidicDevices, covering #fabrication and diverse applications from #heatsinks to #biomedicine, #sensors, #wearables, and #microrobotics, while outlining future directions toward #CarbonNeutrality.
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2 months ago

✨Tiny shapeshifting particles mimic life!🤖 CU Boulder creates self-propelled micro-robots guided by electricity.🤯 #microrobotics 🚀

Source: phys.org/news/2026-01-programmabl...

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2 months ago

Microscopic Autonomous Robots Smaller Than a Grain of Salt Scientists unveil microscopic robots, smaller than a grain of salt, that sense, decide and swim for months—heralding medical and manufacturing breakthroughs.

Microscopic Autonomous Robots Smaller Than a Grain of Salt

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#Microrobotics #LightPowered #Robotics #Nanotechnology

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2 months ago

Sub-millimeter-sized robots can sense, 'think' and act on their own Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science fiction dreams. But this vision of surgery on a microscale is a step closer to reality, with news that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built a robot smaller than a millimeter that has an onboard computer and sensors.

Tiny robots that can sense, think, and act independently draw nearer — next gen for micro-automation and inspection techxplore.com/news/2025-12-millimeter-... #MicroRobotics #Sensors #AI #Engineering #Automation

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3 months ago

Le nouveau microrobot du MIT vole avec l'agilité et la rapidité d'un insecte grâce à l'IA GNT est le portail Hi-Tech français consacré aux nouvelles technologies (internet, logiciel, matériel, mobilité, entreprise) et au jeu vidéo PC et consoles.

Ce micro-robot du MIT vole avec l’agilité d’un insecte — 10 saltos en 11 s, 4 × plus rapide que les drones classiques. www.generation-nt.com/actualites/m... #Space #Science #AerospaceEngineering #MicroRobotics #MITDrones

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3 months ago

Le nouveau microrobot du MIT vole avec l'agilité et la rapidité d'un insecte grâce à l'IA GNT est le portail Hi-Tech français consacré aux nouvelles technologies (internet, logiciel, matériel, mobilité, entreprise) et au jeu vidéo PC et consoles.

Ce micro-robot du MIT vole avec l’agilité d’un insecte — 10 saltos en 11 s, 4 × plus rapide que les drones classiques. www.generation-nt.com/actualites/microrobot-mi... #Space #Science #AerospaceEngineering #MicroRobotics #MITDrones

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3 months ago

An overview of #PiezoelectricActuators, detailing their types, principles, and diverse applications in positioning, #BiomedicalDevices, #manufacturing, and #microrobotics, while highlighting key advances and future development trends.

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Tiny 'Micro-Robots' in your Bloodstream Could Deliver Drugs with Greater Precision - Slashdot The Washington Post reports: Scientists in Switzerland have created a robot the size of a grain of sand that is controlled by magnets and can deliver drugs to a precise location in the human body, a breakthrough aimed at reducing the severe side effects that stop many medicines from advancing in ...

3 months ago

✨Sand-grain robots steer drugs inside you with magnets!🤯 Future surgery?🔬 #microrobotics

Source: science.slashdot.org/story/25/11/22/0411225/t...

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Light-powered micromotors can move through air A team of Concordia researchers has developed the first micromotors capable of moving through the air using only light as their power source. These tiny, pollen-shaped particles measure about 12 microns wide—roughly one-tenth the thickness of a human hair. Made of zinc oxide and coated with gold, they use heat from near-infrared light to lift and propel themselves without any fuel or batteries.

4 months ago

✨Tiny, pollen-like robots now fly on *light* alone!🚀 These 12-micron micromotors—powered by heat—need no fuel or batteries!🤯 A new era of micro-machines!🔬 #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-11-powered-mic...

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4 months ago

US scientists create microscopic 'flower robots' for drug delivery US researchers create microscopic DNA “flowers” that mimic life, folding and unfolding to adapt and deliver medicine.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina have developed microscopic soft robots by combining DNA with inorganic materials. The tiny flower-shaped structures, which can rapidly fold and unfold, could be used for targeted medicine. 🤖 interestingengineering.com/innovation/t... #Microrobotics

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Microscopic DNA 'flowers' could deliver medicine exactly where it's needed Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change shape and behavior in response to their surroundings, just like living organisms do. These tiny "DNA flowers" are made from special crystals formed by combining DNA and inorganic materials. They can reversibly fold and unfold in seconds, making them among the most dynamic materials ever developed on such a small scale.

4 months ago

🌸 Tiny DNA “flowers” bloom & reshape themselves! ✨ UNC researchers built microscopic robots mimicking life—folding/unfolding in *seconds*!🤯 #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-10-microscopic...

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Microrobots shaped and steered by metal patches could aid drug delivery and pollution cleanup Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a new way to build and control tiny particles that can move and work like microscopic robots, offering a powerful tool with applications in biomedical and environmental research.

6 months ago

✨Microscopic robots are now a reality! Researchers built & control tiny particles that *move* & *work*—unlocking huge potential for health & our planet! 🔬🌍 #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-07-microrobots...

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6 months ago

Magnetic ‘sperm bots’ piloted through artificial uterus in new study

Researchers coated bull sperm cells with iron-oxide nanoparticles, creating microrobots navigated a 3-D printed uterine model and tracked via X-ray. Published in npj Robotics. Read more: getnews.me/magnetic-sperm-bots-pilo... #microrobotics #spermbots

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Sperm bots roll out: Cells coated with magnetic nanoparticles could transform future of fertility A team of researchers at the TechMed Center of the University of Twente has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled microrobots. These sperm bots can now be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging, a breakthrough in medical microrobotics.

6 months ago

✨ Scientists turned sperm cells into tiny, magnetically guided microrobots! 🔬 Tracked with X-rays, this breakthrough unlocks new frontiers in medical microrobotics! 🚀 #Microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-09-sperm-bots-...

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6 months ago

Could tiny particles collaborate like a swarm of bacteria? New research shows they can, unlocking potential for smart materials and micro-robots in fields like environmental monitoring and healthcare. How might this tech reshape our world? #ActiveMaterials #MicroRobotics LINK

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6 months ago

ALT text: A surreal black-and-white drawing features a thin, metallic sheet floating above a landscape of softly rolling hills. Intense rays from a large, radiant sun shine down from the top of the image, while wavy arrows rise from the ground, suggesting invisible upward gas currents. The scene has a dreamlike stillness, with heavy graphite shading and smooth gradients enhancing the mystery and elegance of photophoretic lift.

New study shows how light alone can lift ultra-thin metal sheets via photophoresis—no fans, no propellers. It’s tiny, but could power future microrobots or high-altitude flyers. #Microrobotics
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7 months ago

This origami-inspired microrobot sees and controls its own motion using an internal camera—no external setup required. Achieves 7.5 μm accuracy for delicate surgical tasks.
#MicroRobotics #MedTech #RoboticSurgery
Details: doi.org/10.1038/s41378-025-00955-x

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Microrobots that can carry drugs and steer could provide targeted drug delivery Microrobots formed in droplets could enable precision-targeted drug delivery, improving on I.V. drug delivery that sends only 0.7% of the drug to the target tissue, according to a recent study in Science Advances, conducted through simulations at the University of Michigan and experiments at the University of Oxford.

7 months ago

✨Tiny robots in droplets could revolutionize drug delivery! 🚀 Only 0.7% reaches targets now. Imagine precision medicine at a microscopic scale!🔬 #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-07-microrobots...

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Disulfide networks and UV light enable permanent shape control in magnetic materials Magnetic micropillar arrays consist of tiny, vertical pin-shaped structures, arranged in a grid-like pattern. These micropillars can change their shape to a pre-programmed geometry when exposed to a magnetic field. They are made from magnetically responsive composites, comprising rubbery polymers like polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) embedded with magnetic particles. These composites can change their shape and recover repeatedly without any deterioration.

7 months ago

✨Tiny magnetic pillars bend to command!🤖 Made of flexible composites, they reshape & recover endlessly. Future tech is bending reality!🤯 #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-07-disulfide-n...

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Light-powered microscopic swimmers with on/off control open new pathways for drug delivery Scientists have created tiny disk-shaped particles that can swim on their own when hit with light, akin to microscopic robots that move through a special liquid without any external motors or propellers.

8 months ago

✨Microscopic robots swim with light!💡 Tiny, self-propelled disks move through liquid—no motors needed!🤯 A new era of miniature machines?🚀 #microrobotics

Source: phys.org/news/2025-06-powered-mic...

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Swarms of Tiny Nose Robots Could Clear Infected Sinuses, Researchers Say - Slashdot An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Swarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed. The micro-robots are a fraction of the width of a hu...

8 months ago

✨Dust-sized robots battle sinus infections! Guided by magnets & light, they obliterate bacteria.🤯 #MicroRobotics

Source: hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/06/25/218250/sw...

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9 months ago

Scientists Create Tiny Robot That Crawls Through Your Brain YouTube video by Dr Ben Miles

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9 months ago

From alignment to #microrobotics, piezoelectric actuators form the backbone of smart mechatronic systems operating under extreme #precision demands.

Explored in depth in this #IJEM study.

👉 doi.org/10.1088/2631-7990/ad9366

#PiezoelectricActuators #SmartSystems #AdvancedManufacturing

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