These are the smallest programmable autonomous robots that I have seen,” said Kevin Chen, an MIT roboticist who wasn’t ...

Scientists create robot the size of a grain of salt that can dance and think - Researchers say the record-breaking robot ...

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 ...

Powered by light, the robots carry computers and can move in complex patterns, say Penn Engineering and University of ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming ...

Scientists built a robotic e-skin that feels pain, triggers reflexes and repairs itself, bringing humanoid robots closer to ...

Many of the robots at CES are so basic they're not really robots at all, at least in the sense of being autonomous - as soon ...