Steerable bioresorbable acoustic microrobots successfully deliver drugs that shrink tumours in mice. 🧪⚛️
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Could bubble-like microrobots be the drug delivery vehicles of the future? – Physics World
Tiny bioresorbable acoustic microrobots deliver cancer drugs to shrink bladder tumours in mice
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January 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Steerable bioresorbable acoustic microrobots successfully deliver drugs that shrink tumours in mice. 🧪⚛️
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Nano-particle covered sperm cells can be steered around using magnets
Yes - we now have spermbots
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Yes - we now have spermbots
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots - npj Robotics
npj Robotics - Sperm cell empowerment: X-ray-guided magnetic fields for enhanced actuation and localization of cytocompatible biohybrid microrobots
www.nature.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Nano-particle covered sperm cells can be steered around using magnets
Yes - we now have spermbots
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Yes - we now have spermbots
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Microrobots may become an effective tool in breaking down the dangerous blood vessel blockages that cause strokes.
www.popsci.com/health/micro...
www.popsci.com/health/micro...
These tiny robots swim through your blood to fight strokes
Magnets steer the injectable microrobots to destroy blood clots.
www.popsci.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Microrobots may become an effective tool in breaking down the dangerous blood vessel blockages that cause strokes.
www.popsci.com/health/micro...
www.popsci.com/health/micro...
Científicos checos desarrollan enjambres de microrobots que eliminan hasta el 94% de microplásticos del agua y el 81% del suelo.
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Científicos checos desarrollan enjambres de microrobots que eliminan hasta el 94% de microplásticos del agua y el 81% del suelo
Científicos checos diseñan enjambres de microrobots que capturan microplásticos en agua y suelo mediante campos magnéticos.
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August 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Científicos checos desarrollan enjambres de microrobots que eliminan hasta el 94% de microplásticos del agua y el 81% del suelo.
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Scientists have developed imaging-guided, biodegradable microrobots that can be propelled acoustically or magnetically through tissues for targeted drug delivery and enhanced ultrasound imaging contrast.
Read more in #ScienceRobotics:
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Imaging-guided bioresorbable acoustic hydrogel microrobots
Imaging-guided biodegradable microrobots can efficiently navigate biofluids for days, enhancing drug delivery efficiency.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Scientists have developed imaging-guided, biodegradable microrobots that can be propelled acoustically or magnetically through tissues for targeted drug delivery and enhanced ultrasound imaging contrast.
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Exciting new science: Part algae, part red blood cell, these microrobots can travel to hard-to-reach tumors deep in the lungs.
🧪#medsky
🧪#medsky
Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment
Green algae carry drug-loaded nanoparticles directly to the lungs, reducing side effects in other organs and increasing treatment efficiency.
theconversation.com
July 6, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Exciting new science: Part algae, part red blood cell, these microrobots can travel to hard-to-reach tumors deep in the lungs.
🧪#medsky
🧪#medsky
Novartis And Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reach A Settlement
Novartis And Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reach A Settlement
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the startup that wants to treat Alzheimer’s with microrobots, medical groups push back on RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes and more.
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March 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Novartis And Henrietta Lacks’ Family Reach A Settlement
These microrobots can execute digitally defined algorithms and autonomously change behavior in response to their surroundings.
It paves the way for general-purpose microrobots that work together to carry out tasks without supervision in uncertain environments.
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It paves the way for general-purpose microrobots that work together to carry out tasks without supervision in uncertain environments.
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Microscopic robots that sense, think, act, and compute
Autonomous submillimeter robots are built with onboard sensing, computation, memory, communication, and locomotion.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
These microrobots can execute digitally defined algorithms and autonomously change behavior in response to their surroundings.
It paves the way for general-purpose microrobots that work together to carry out tasks without supervision in uncertain environments.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It paves the way for general-purpose microrobots that work together to carry out tasks without supervision in uncertain environments.
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Biofilms are sticky mats that make it hard to treat bacterial infections, but microrobots could offer a solution. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Microsized robots swarm to break up bacterial biofilms
Guided by magnets, photocatalytic microrobots can push through sticky mucus to treat sinus infections in animals
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July 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Biofilms are sticky mats that make it hard to treat bacterial infections, but microrobots could offer a solution. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Magnetic microrobots that adapt their shape on demand can manoeuvre through complex biological terrains to deliver therapeutic payloads. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/magnetical...
Magnetically controlled microrobots show promise for precision drug delivery – Physics World
Self-assembling microrobots can be magnetically delivered, manoeuvred and retrieved after targeted delivery of their therapeutic cargo
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July 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Magnetic microrobots that adapt their shape on demand can manoeuvre through complex biological terrains to deliver therapeutic payloads. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/magnetical...
Biofilms are sticky mats that make it hard to treat bacterial infections, but researchers demonstrated that magnet-driven, light-activated microrobots can cut through this goo and fight biofilms in the sinuses of animals. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Microsized robots swarm to break up bacterial biofilms
Guided by magnets, photocatalytic microrobots can push through sticky mucus to treat sinus infections in animals
cen.acs.org
July 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Biofilms are sticky mats that make it hard to treat bacterial infections, but researchers demonstrated that magnet-driven, light-activated microrobots can cut through this goo and fight biofilms in the sinuses of animals. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Cool new cutting-edge biomedical research:
Microrobots made of green algae carrying nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes can move through the lungs to carry chemo drugs directly to tumors, potentially improving lung #cancer treatment
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Microrobots made of green algae carrying nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes can move through the lungs to carry chemo drugs directly to tumors, potentially improving lung #cancer treatment
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Microrobots made of algae carry chemo directly to lung tumors, improving cancer treatment
Green algae carry drug-loaded nanoparticles directly to the lungs, reducing side effects in other organs and increasing treatment efficiency.
theconversation.com
June 12, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Cool new cutting-edge biomedical research:
Microrobots made of green algae carrying nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes can move through the lungs to carry chemo drugs directly to tumors, potentially improving lung #cancer treatment
🧪🩺
Microrobots made of green algae carrying nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes can move through the lungs to carry chemo drugs directly to tumors, potentially improving lung #cancer treatment
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Czech researchers developed magnetic microrobots made from MXenes and nickel nanoparticles to capture microplastics. In laboratory tests, they removed up to 94% of polystyrene and 89% of PET particles from water.
August 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Czech researchers developed magnetic microrobots made from MXenes and nickel nanoparticles to capture microplastics. In laboratory tests, they removed up to 94% of polystyrene and 89% of PET particles from water.
These tiny “tattooed” dots could be the beginning of a new era of nanoscale medical devices or even living microrobots.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
These tiny “tattooed” dots could be the beginning of a new era of nanoscale medical devices or even living microrobots.
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Scientists have developed programmable microrobots, each the size of a single-cell organism, which can use onboard systems to self-propel, sense temperatures, and change behaviors autonomously.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4iOEHyl
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December 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Scientists have developed programmable microrobots, each the size of a single-cell organism, which can use onboard systems to self-propel, sense temperatures, and change behaviors autonomously.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4iOEHyl
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4iOEHyl
Microrobots con inteligencia colectiva: fuertes como hormigas, dotados de precisión quirúrgica y además se pueden producir en masa | #robots | por @alvy.bsky.social www.microsiervos.com/archivo/robo...
Microrobots con inteligencia colectiva: fuertes como hormigas, dotados de precisión quirúrgica y además se pueden producir en masa
Microrobots: Trepan, lanzan y levantan como hormigas dopadas. Apenas estamos en los albores de la microrobótica.
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July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Microrobots con inteligencia colectiva: fuertes como hormigas, dotados de precisión quirúrgica y además se pueden producir en masa | #robots | por @alvy.bsky.social www.microsiervos.com/archivo/robo...
Researchers in #ScienceAdvances have developed a new light-based approach to guide biohybrid microrobotic swarms that are part algae and part robot. https://scim.ag/4tZtujw
Light-switchable swarming of biohybrid microrobots
Swarms of biohybrid microrobots, with diverse shapes, can be formed and actuated using different light patterns and colors.
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May 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Researchers in #ScienceAdvances have developed a new light-based approach to guide biohybrid microrobotic swarms that are part algae and part robot. https://scim.ag/4tZtujw
You can see the fluorescence microscope image that I took of the neurons and microrobots. For more info about our research, check our article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#science #robotics #neuroscience #openscience
#science #robotics #neuroscience #openscience
November 17, 2024 at 11:58 AM
You can see the fluorescence microscope image that I took of the neurons and microrobots. For more info about our research, check our article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#science #robotics #neuroscience #openscience
#science #robotics #neuroscience #openscience
Swarms of tiny robots coordinate to achieve ant-like feats of strength
"Counterfactual rewards promote collective transport using individually controlled swarm microrobots" #Science
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"Counterfactual rewards promote collective transport using individually controlled swarm microrobots" #Science
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December 21, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Swarms of tiny robots coordinate to achieve ant-like feats of strength
"Counterfactual rewards promote collective transport using individually controlled swarm microrobots" #Science
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"Counterfactual rewards promote collective transport using individually controlled swarm microrobots" #Science
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Colored light steers tiny algae-based biohybrid microrobots into reversible swarms that split, merge, and reshape, with potential applications in precise wound targeting and environmental remediation! 🧪
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May 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Colored light steers tiny algae-based biohybrid microrobots into reversible swarms that split, merge, and reshape, with potential applications in precise wound targeting and environmental remediation! 🧪
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
#Micro, #modular, mobile— #DNA -linked microrobots offer new possibilities in medicine and manufacturing.
Micro, modular, mobile—DNA-linked microrobots offer new possibilities in medicine and manufacturing
When robots are made out of modular units, their size, shape, and functionality can be modified to perform any number of tasks. At the microscale, modular robots could enable applications like targete...
phys.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Swarms of magnetic microrobots act as motors to move millimetre-sized passive objects without physical contact. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/magnetic-m...
Magnetic microrobot swarm moves objects with water – Physics World
Microrobots harness fluidic torque to move millimetre-sized objects without physical contact
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March 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Swarms of magnetic microrobots act as motors to move millimetre-sized passive objects without physical contact. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/magnetic-m...