A microrobot developed by a joint research team from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan is currently the smallest programmable robot ever built that can move autonomously inside a fluid

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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have developed the smallest autonomous programmable robot ever built, measuring just 200×300 micrometers. The microrobot integrates a complete computing system including processor, memory, sensors, solar power, and propulsion without any mechanical moving parts. It moves through fluids using electric field manipulation and can sense temperature, communicate through movement patterns, and coordinate with other robots. The breakthrough required rethinking computer architecture for extreme power and space constraints. Potential applications include environmental monitoring and targeted medical treatments, with experimental microrobots already achieving 100% survival rates in treating bacterial pneumonia in mice by delivering antibiotics directly to infection sites.

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