US EditionSub-Millimeter-Sized Robots Can Sense, 'Think' and Act on Their Own
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Scientists from the United States created the world’s smallest autonomous and programmable robot. Its size prevented it from being seen in the naked eye. It worked with solar power for several months and cost less than $0.01 per unit. The advance expanded the scope of robotics in medicine and industrial processes. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan presented the technology in Science Robotics and in PN…
Sub-millimeter-sized robots can sense, 'think' and act on their own
Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science fiction dreams. But this vision of surgery on a microscale is a step closer to reality, with news that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built a robot smaller than a millimeter that has an onboard computer and sensors.
Scientists Develop World’s Smallest Autonomous Robots, Smaller Than A Grain Of Sand
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania, working alongside researchers from the University of Michigan, have unveiled the world’s smallest fully programmable and autonomous robots, marking a major breakthrough in microscale robotics. The tiny robots—described as micro-swimmers—measure just 0.2 x 0.3 x 0.05 millimetres, roughly the size of microorganisms. Despite their minuscule size, they can move independently, sense their surroundings, pr…
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their surroundings, operate for months and cost just a penny each. Barely visible to the naked eye, each robot measures about 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers, smaller than a g
A microrobot can operate independently for months in liquids. Development expenditure was high, the costs for the robot are very low.
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