Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers at MIT have created a tiny, cucumber-inspired soft robot ...

Treating vascular diseases such as thrombosis, atherosclerosis and aneurysms often requires navigating long, narrow and ...

In recent years, magnetic robots have attracted growing research interest due to their advantages such as rapid response, tether-free operation, and ...

Gastrointestinal cancers rank among the deadliest in the world, yet they often grow in places doctors struggle to reach. If you have ever heard someone describe an endoscopy as painful or ...

A research team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has developed miniature, grain-sized robots capable of carrying multiple drugs and delivering them directly to targeted areas ...

Researchers in China conducted a comprehensive overview of the fabrication of magnetic robotic materials, structural design, ...

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 – ...

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

A robotic device that can operate inside a medical scanner’s claustrophobic interior could pave the way for MRI-guided surgery 1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals concealed soft tissue so, in ...

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