Once inside, a magnetic field guides and unfolds it at the target site, where it releases medicine in a controlled and steady ...

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

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 ...

The whole setup, including the robot, magnet, sensors and other electronics, reportedly only cost about US$100. A paper on the research, which is being led by Prof. Tania Morimoto and PhD student ...

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 ...

The University of Utah's Dr. Jake Abbott built an autonomous robot that peeks (painlessly) inside the body. Just swallow a magnetic pill and let the Spherical Actuator Magnetic Manipulator (SAMM) do a ...

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 ...

Katie Rogers spends more time at school designing robot parts for an upcoming regional competition than she does at home. For this Forest High School student, the time spent in the classroom is worth ...

Robots are taking “dress for success” to a whole other level. A new type of shape-shifting robot can undergo complete metamorphosis in a matter of minutes. The bot is composed of a simple metal cube ...

Central Magnet School's senior cafeteria was transformed into an operating room of sorts on Tuesday afternoon when students got hands-on experience with a traveling surgical robot exhibition. The ...