High-powered satellites use electromagnetic waveguides to deliver energy from one component to another. Typically, they are made of heavy, inflexible metal tubes with an even heavier flange on either ...

The mechatronics program is one of more than 30 programs area students will have the opportunity to explore during the Kent ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

A projected timelapse of tracer particle trajectories near a robot consisting of three motors tied together. Credit: Lucas Hanson and William Reinhardt, University of Pennsylvania Scientists have ...

In robotics, as in so many things, small is beautiful. The trouble is that making them really small is very nearly impossible. “Building robots that operate independently at sizes below one millimeter ...

The robot, shown on a fingertip for scale. Credit: Marc Miskin/University of Pennsylvania The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have created what they claimed are the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots. The robots are microscopic ...

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 ...

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and the University of Michigan have created the world's smallest autonomous and programmable robots. Each measuring about 200 micrometers wide – ...

The world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots have debuted at the University of Pennsylvania, sporting a brain developed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The world’s smallest ...

Which LEGO robot kit is best? LEGO has been making childhood toys for more than 50 years and now even offer kits that allow your child to build a robot. These sets encourage young kids to explore and ...

SAN FRANCISCO—A variety of start-ups are developing and manufacturing humanoid robots for factories, warehouses, healthcare providers and even households. Now, a new start-up, Foundation Future ...