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New approach uses light instead of robots to assemble electronic components
An international team of researchers has developed a new light-based manipulation method that could one day be used to mass produce...
Nov 7, 20174 min read
Scientists create world's first 'molecular robot' capable of building molecules
Scientists at The University of Manchester have created the world's first 'molecular robot' that is capable of performing basic tasks...
Sep 21, 20173 min read
Sorting molecules with DNA robots
Imagine a robot that could help you tidy your home: roving about, sorting stray socks into the laundry and dirty dishes into the...
Sep 15, 20174 min read
Artificial 'skin' gives robotic hand a sense of touch
A team of researchers from the University of Houston has reported a breakthrough in stretchable electronics that can serve as an...
Sep 14, 20172 min read
Microbot origami can capture, transport single cells
Researchers at North Carolina State University and Duke University have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made...
Aug 5, 20173 min read
Scientists invent robot made almost entirely of water
Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a...
Feb 2, 20174 min read
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