Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers at MIT have created a tiny, cucumber-inspired soft robot ...

Treating vascular diseases such as thrombosis, atherosclerosis and aneurysms often requires navigating long, narrow and ...

Researchers in China conducted a comprehensive overview of the fabrication of magnetic robotic materials, structural design, ...

In recent years, magnetic robots have attracted growing research interest due to their advantages such as rapid response, tether-free operation, and ...

Gastrointestinal cancers rank among the deadliest in the world, yet they often grow in places doctors struggle to reach. If you have ever heard someone describe an endoscopy as painful or ...

A research team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has developed miniature, grain-sized robots capable of carrying multiple drugs and delivering them directly to targeted areas ...

This potential treatment may not be for the squeamish. Accidentally swallowed a magnetic ball? Not to worry: Hong Kong scientists have created a state-of-the-art “slime robot” that can be magnetically ...

A new experiment shows snail-inspired swarm robots stacking and adapting to move objects across gaps without fixed structures.