Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

Advances in medical robots promise to improve modern medicine and the quality of life.
Miniaturization of these robotic platforms has led to numerous applications that leverages …

Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by
catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors, scientists are aiming to find …

The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …

We describe fuel-free, near-infrared (NIR)-driven Janus mesoporous silica nanoparticle
motors (JMSNMs) with diameters of 50, 80, and 120 nm. The Janus structure of the JMSNMs …

The advent of autonomous self-propulsion has instigated research towards making colloidal
machines that can deliver mechanical work in the form of transport, and other functions such …

Our contribution to mesoporous silica materials in the field of biomedicine are reported in
this article. This perspective article represents our work in the basics of the material …

Environmental sustainability represents a major challenge facing our world. Recent
advances in synthetic micro/nanomachines have opened new horizons for addressing …

Conspectus Self-propulsion at the nanoscale constitutes a challenge due to the need for
overcoming viscous forces and Brownian motion. Inspired by nature, artificial micro-and …

The T-1000 liquid metal terminator, which can transform and self-repair, represents a dream
for decades that robots can fundamentally change our daily life. Until now, some large-scale …