A tiny robot so small it can barely be seen can still "sense, think, and act" autonomously, according to the engineers who ...

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

Scientists unveil penny-sized microrobots that swim, sense temperature, and run for months using light-powered brains.

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Michigan have created the world's smallest autonomous and programmable robots. Each measuring about 200 micrometers wide – ...

The robots at CES 2025 looked cuter than ever, and were packing more AI than we may be comfortable with. Reading time 4 minutes They can scoot, flip, grab a candy bar, and lethargically leverage it ...

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 ...

Which LEGO robot kit is best? LEGO has been making childhood toys for more than 50 years and now even offer kits that allow your child to build a robot. These sets encourage young kids to explore and ...

Powered by light and guided by ultra-low-energy computing, the robots show what autonomy looks like at the microscale.