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Various groups are currently working on tiny “robots” that could deliver medication to specific locations within the body. One of the latest such microbots, known as the MANiAC, is designed specifically for use in the delicate and challenging central n… Continue reading MANiAC microbots may one deliver drugs within the nervous system
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about micro-robots, that could one day perform tasks such as capturing pollutants from the environment. Scientists have now created a sturdy batch of such bots, that heal back together when cut in two.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Tiny swimming robots heal back together when sliced in half
One day microscopic robots could be crawling through your body, clearing out disease or delivering drugs. And now we’re one step closer to that future, as scientists from Cornell University have created tiny robots powered by pulses of laser light.Cont… Continue reading Microscopic robot would use laser pulses to walk through the body
Robotics researchers often turn to the Japanese paper folding art of origami for inspiration, and with some very impressive results. Scientists working in the field at the University of Michigan have now taken this approach to produce what they say are… Continue reading Origami-inspired folding microbots can tackle new tasks when heated
It was seven years ago that we first heard about Harvard University’s HAMR cockroach-inspired robot. Although the bot was already on the tiny side, its designers have now created a version that’s just half its size – it’s time to meet HAMR-JR.Continue … Continue reading HAMR-JR is one of the smallest, fastest walking robots ever
In the future, many diseases may be treated by tiny robots swimming through the bloodstream, delivering drugs. The latest test of these kinds of medical machines comes from researchers at the Max Planck Institute, who took inspiration from white blood … Continue reading Robotic white blood cells crawl against the current to deliver drugs
In the not too distant future, tiny robots could be delivering drugs inside our bodies, but there are still a few hurdles to clear before we realize that scenario. Now researchers have developed corkscrew microrobots that drill into cancer and hold fas… Continue reading “Corkscrew” microrobots skewer cancer cells for targeted drug delivery
Although we’ve previously heard about various groups’ tiny “microbots,” a new one is actually claimed to be the world’s smallest microelectronic robot. What’s more, it moves by shooting out dual jets of bubbles.
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Continue reading World’s smallest microelectronic robot is propelled by “jet engines”
All living things are built with 20 amino acids in myriad combinations, so why not machines and robots? This is the inspiration for a novel fabrication method from MIT which employs a handful of multi-use parts to create all manner of tiny ma… Continue reading Lego-like assembly system uses just five parts to assemble complex robots
It’s entirely possible that micro-machines could one day be delivering drugs inside the body, with many designs proposed in recent years. The latest comes from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), which gets around under its own power us… Continue reading Self-powered micro-submarines sink and swim to deliver drugs in the body