Robots have just shrunk to the size of microorganisms. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have unveiled what they describe as the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots, ...

Stimuli-responsive shape-changing hydrogels are attractive candidates for use as underwater soft robots. The bottleneck lies in the low actuation speed inherently limited by the water diffusion ...

Untethered stimuli-responsive soft robotics is a promising field with potential applications in healthcare, automation, and human-robot interaction. However, current limitations restrict many soft ...

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 ...