A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body ...

Designing a small-scale flying robot posed significant challenges. Traditional flying robots rely on onboard power sources ...

The robot is powered and steered by an alternating magnetic field which is externally generated along a single axis. As the bot's two magnets are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by that ...

Magnetic soft robots, providing excellent flexibility and precise control, are transforming fields from surgery to ...

Researchers unveil a 21 mg, 9.4 mm wingspan flying robot, achieving controlled flight and collision recovery with innovative ...

Credit: Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1063/10.0034396 Safer, more precise procedures with microrobots Microrobots are miniature robots that are made using nanotechnology ...

Researchers from Hanyang University have developed an innovative micropillar array capable of collective and rapid magnetic oscillations, demonstrating strong potential for advanced applications in ...

“Using what we call a magnetic tweezer system, an operator will be able to precisely manipulate tiny robots in a liquid environment, even from long distances,” said SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun ...