Google’s chief engineer and notable futurist Ray Kurzweil has said that nanobots or microbots will flow through our bodies by 2030. While the technology could be life-changing, the prospects for these ...

Engineers at the University of Colorado­—Boulder have designed a new type of “microbot,” which has to potential to revolutionized treatment for various health conditions, including interstitial ...

“All-Terrain Microbots” sounds like it should be the name of a 1980s cartoon, accompanied by its own toy line and sugary breakfast cereal. In fact, it’s a description of the tiny microscale magnetic ...

The beauty of evolution is that it’s so nonjudgmental. What began as the first organism billions of years ago has diversified into species that fly and hop and run, whatever best suits them in their ...

Researchers from Georgia Tech have created microbots so tiny, they make a penny look massive — and they could one day attack diseases in your body. The team designed the bots to move in response to ...

The unorthodox therapy could soon be used on humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Researchers have successfully eradicated ...

Microscopic robots have been created by researchers at North Carolina State University and Duke University. By converting magnetic energy from their environment into movement, the devices can capture ...

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 ...

Biological microbots made from bubbles have been tracked moving inside the brain of a living mouse as they were steered by ultrasound. “While the mouse is under the microscope, we can see the small ...

Harvard scientists have developed flying microrobots that can use static electricity to perch on bats, birds or butterflies to conserve energy in long-duration flights. We want to keep them aloft ...