At first glance, the idea sounds implausible: a computer made not of silicon, but of living brain cells. It’s the kind of ...

Each robot costs only a single penny to manufacture. The robots could help advance everything from nanotechnology ...

The device advances medicine toward a future that might see tiny robots sent into the body to rewire damaged nerves, deliver ...

Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable ...

The convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence will result in robots with human-level capabilities, according to an international team of scientists. A new field of quantum robotics ...

Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors -- too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, ...

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 world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots have debuted at the University of Pennsylvania, sporting a brain ...

Social robots are designed to interact with humans in a meaningful manner and play an increasing role within the field of human-computer interaction. They have several potential societal applications, ...

Robotics combines computer science, engineering, and technology to design, construct, and utilize machines that are programmed to replicate or substitute human actions and decision-making. These ...

In 1982, personal computers were beige, boxy, and built for engineers. They were powerful, but uninviting. Few people knew what they were for, or why they might need one. It took more than just better ...