Nanorobots

Experimental setup. A thin layer of cobalt nitride (CoN) in a liquid with ionic conductivity. The voltage is applied to the liquid via two platinum plates. (Credits: Zheng Ma)
Facilitating the creation of magnetic nanorobots without wires for biomedicine and computing systems
Experimental setup. A thin layer of cobalt nitride (CoN) in a liquid with ionic conductivity.
Are we on our way to intelligent microrobots?

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a micromachine that

Paving the way for robots to assemble other robots and complex structures

Mobile motor could pave the way for robots to assemble complex structures — including other

Clearing harmful bacteria and toxins from blood with tiny ultrasound-powered robots

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can

Major advancement in nanomedicine: Programmed nanorobots shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply

In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers

DNA nanorobots can pick up and drop off molecules

A DNA nanorobot is programmed to pick up and sort molecules into predefined regions. Imagine

Nanocars will compete for the first time ever during an international molecule-car race on April 28-29, 2017 in Toulouse

Nanocars will compete for the first time ever during an international molecule-car race on April

First light-seeking synthetic nanorobots for biomedical applications

A team of researchers led by Dr Jinyao Tang of the Department of Chemistry, the

Legions of nanorobots target cancerous tumours with precision

Researchers from Polytechnique Montréal, Université de Montréal and McGill University have just achieved a spectacular

New remote-controlled microrobots for medical operations

For the past few years, scientists around the world have been studying ways to use

Nano-robots and nano-engines small enough to enter living cells

Researchers have built a nano-engine that could form the basis for future applications in nano-robotics,

Microagents with revolutionary potential to deliver drugs to attack cancer tumors

Micro and nanorobots that attack tumours with maximum precision using drugs: this is what the

Microrobots learn from ciliates – could become micro-submarines to help detect and cure disease?

Ciliates can do amazing things: Being so tiny, the water in which they live is

Toward nanorobots that swim through blood to deliver drugs

Someday, treating patients with nanorobots could become standard practice to deliver medicine specifically to parts

Nanorobotic agents open the blood-brain barrier, offering hope for new brain treatments

Magnetic nanoparticles can open the blood-brain barrier and deliver molecules directly to the brain, say