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Scientists built robots smaller than a grain of sand

Robots that can think and move are no longer confined to factory floors or humanoid prototypes. Researchers have now shrunk ...
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Project to help bring widespread use of micro-robotics

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Micro-robotic manipulators with the ability to move in increments far smaller than the width of a human hair might be enlisted for a range of applications in research, ...
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Bacteria-size robots now run for months, and you can program them

Bacteria-scale robots that can run for months without human control are no longer a lab fantasy. Researchers have now built fully programmable micro-machines, smaller than a grain of salt, that can ...
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Scientists develop micro-robots that can flow like a fluid or collectively assemble into solid shapes

In a nutshell: Researchers have developed minuscule robots that can "assemble" and behave like a collective, building new shapes and tools. Inspired by nature, the team identified and developed the ...
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A surgical robot with eyes of its own

Origami-Inspired Microrobot for Precision Surgical Manipulation. 1 Photo of the compliant micro-robot. 2 Exploded view of the delta micro-robot. 3 Cell-level intraoperative sensing. 4 Laser surgery ...
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Monteris Medical and Symphony Robotics Announce Strategic Collaboration to Launch AI-Driven Micro-Robotic Platform for Laser Ablation in the Brain

MINNETONKA, Minn. and MIAMI, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monteris Medical, the leader in laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for use in the brain, and Symphony Robotics, the pioneer in ...
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Liquid Crystal Elastomers And Soft Robotics

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) present a versatile class of smart materials that merge the orientational order of liquid crystals with the elasticity of polymer networks. These composite materials ...