(Nanowerk Spotlight) Robotic micromanipulation, which involves robots handling tiny objects, has long been limited by the challenges of integrating rotational joints at microscopic scales. The ability ...

Magnetic microrobotics represents a rapidly evolving field at the intersection of materials science, engineering and biomedicine. By leveraging the unique properties of magnetic materials, researchers ...

Featuring micro-scale sizes, microrobots demand exacting precision and handling throughout manufacturing. Plasma treatment increases the ability to wet the surface, improving adhesion between crucial ...

Abstract: Millimeter-scale mechanisms, from novel actuators and sensors to insect-inspired flying vehicles, have applications in medical devices, infrastructure inspection, small satellites, and more.

Microrobots formed in droplets could enable precision-targeted drug delivery, improving on I.V. drug delivery that sends only 0.7% of the drug to the target tissue, according to a recent study in ...

(Nanowerk News) The concept of microrobots has evolved significantly since physicist Richard Feynman first envisioned the potential of tiny machines in the 1950s. The early prototypes of microrobots, ...

DGIST-ETH Microrobotics Research Center (DEMRC) has the following research output in the current window (1 November 2024 - 31 October 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of ...

With its irregularities and anatomical complexities, the root canal system is one of the most clinically challenging spaces in the oral cavity. As a result, biofilm not fully cleared from the nooks ...

Millimeter-Scale Mechanisms and Devices / Microrobotics: Flying Robots, Rotary and Linear Actuators, Fans, Sensors. Fabrication, System Design, Modeling, Scaling Analysis, Untethered Operation, ...

The Harvard RoboBee has long shown it can fly, dive, and hover like a real insect. But what good is the miracle of flight without a safe way to land? A storied engineering achievement by the Harvard ...

The development of 3D-printed hydrogel cilia marks a significant leap in soft microrobotics, enabling fast, programmable actuation for microscale applications.