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News | Micro Robots for Polymer Degradation; Electro-Controlled Adhesive Hydrogels for Climbing Robots; Georgia Tech’s “Aggregated Particle Robots”

2025-11-02 by boardor

1.Self-Propelled, Light-Controlled, Magnetically Navigated Micro Robots for Polymer Degradation Professor Martin Pumera’s team at Brno University of Technology has designed and developed self-propelled, light-driven, magnetically navigated hematite/metal dual-sided micro robots capable of degrading polymer chains in water. These micro robots exhibit fuel-free self-propulsion characteristics under UV light and feature programmable control for on/off switching and … Read more

The Internet of Everything | Small Size, Big Uses: Micro Robots Transition from Science Fiction to Reality

2025-10-26 by boardor

Author | Yufei Men Editor | New Story First Published | Global Intelligent Business ▍Image Source: Internet In the internet era, people often use the term “brain hole” to describe some of the strange ideas from netizens. In fact, even before the internet appeared, there were plenty of “brain holes”. For example, the Hollywood movie … Read more

Breakthrough by Chinese Scientists! Expected to Promote the Large-Scale Development and Application of Micro Robots

2025-10-21 by boardor

Introduction A research team in China has achieved a breakthrough in bionic “insect” micro-power technology. In scenarios such as post-disaster rescue and maintenance of large mechanical equipment, bionic robotic “insects” have great potential, and the industry has been searching for suitable efficient power systems.The research team from Beihang University has successfully achieved a new breakthrough … Read more

Exploring the Potential of Micro Robots

2025-10-21 by boardor

Introduction The potential benefits that micro robots can bring us may exceed our imagination. Micro robots are typical micro-electromechanical systems. Many countries around the world have made significant achievements in the research of micro robots. Micro robots are very small, comparable in size to dragonflies or flies, and some are even smaller, to the point … Read more

Micro Robots: A New Paradigm for Future Construction

2025-10-01 by boardor

© Amira Abdel-Rahman / MIT Center for Bits and Atoms Construction is not a simple task. Take prefabricated buildings as an example; typically, components are manufactured in different facilities, transported by large machinery, and assembled in the final stages. This is a time-consuming and expensive process. However, imagine a new manufacturing method where robots play … Read more

News: Smart Micro Robots with Electronic ‘Brains’ Walk Autonomously; Micro Swimming Robots May Treat Deadly Pneumonia; US Company Modifies Drones for Medical Supply Drops in Ukraine

2025-09-23 by boardor

1. Smart Micro Robots with Electronic ‘Brains’ Walk Autonomously According to a paper published on the 21st in the journal Science Robotics, researchers from Cornell University in the United States have installed an electronic ‘brain’ smaller than an ant’s head on solar-powered robots measuring between 100 to 250 micrometers, allowing them to walk autonomously without … Read more

Breaking Free from Lithium Battery Constraints: Micro Internal Combustion Engines Powering Ultra-Small Robots

2025-09-23 by boardor

As technology continues to advance, the size of robots is shrinking, but the energy supply issue for micro-robots has become a bottleneck restricting their development. A collaborative team of mechanical engineers from Cornell University and researchers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have innovatively adopted internal combustion engine technology to provide a new … Read more

Professor Yu Jiangfan from CUHK (Shenzhen): Intelligent Micro-Robots Driven by AI Leading Innovations in Minimally Invasive Precision Medicine

2025-09-01 by boardor

AI New Stars Shine at the Forefront of Innovation Scroll up and down to view the column introduction In 2025, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) stands at the starting point of a new decade. As a pioneer in comprehensive reform of higher education in China, this young institution rooted in the Greater Bay … Read more

Smart Micro Robots With Electronic Brains For Autonomous Movement

2025-07-02 by boardor

According to a paper published on the 21st in the journal Science Robotics, researchers from Cornell University have installed electronic “brains” smaller than an ant’s head on solar-powered robots measuring between 100 and 250 micrometers, allowing them to walk autonomously without external control. (A) Micro robot next to an ant. (B) Enlarged view of the … Read more

Review: Medical Micro/Nanorobots in Precision Medicine

2025-05-30 by boardor

The advancement of medical robots is expected to improve modern medicine and quality of life. The miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that play a role in precision medicine. Despite the widespread clinical applications of micro and nano robots, their use in precision medicine still faces challenges in technology, regulation, and … Read more