Purchasing Guide: Lab Automation and Roboticsby Lab ManagerAutomating everyday lab tasks can free up your lab employees for other, more complex undertakings while improving data quality and reproducibility
NewsTreating Liver Cancer with Microrobots Piloted by a Magnetic Fieldby University of Montreal Hospital Research CentreResearchers have developed a novel approach to treat liver tumors using magnet-guided microrobots in an MRI device
NewsSquishy, Metal-Free Magnets to Power Robots and Guide Medical Implantsby University of MichiganStrong enough to move soft robots and medical capsules, weak enough to not ruin MRI images
Resource GuideStreamline Assay and Sequencing Workflowsby Analytik Jena US,Lab ManagerAutomation platforms boost performance and simplify workflows for high-quality high-yield extractions, NGS library prep, and cytotoxity assays
NewsPlant-Inspired Liquid Metal Actuators Unlock New Potential for Flexible Roboticsby Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Researchers were inspired by how a plant's tip sensitive region can form tendrils
NewsMaterial That Can Perform Different Tasks Depending on Temperatureby University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignResearch produced a new temperature dependent 3D-printed polymer composite
Resource GuideThe Top 5 Laboratory Automation Pitfalls and How to Avoid Themby EpsonThe most common life sciences lab automation mistakes
NewsCentipedes Inspire Many-Legged Robots That Can Traverse Difficult Landscapesby Georgia Institute of TechnologyThese new robots have potential uses in agriculture, space exploration, and search and rescue
NewsFor the First Time, Controlling the Degree of Twist in Nanostructured Particlesby University of MichiganDeciding whether a micron-scale particle twists and by how much could open new avenues for machine vision and more
NewsScientists Develop Self-Tunable Electro-Mechano Responsive Elastomersby University of Science and Technology of ChinaThe materials could potentially be used in next-generation robotics and electronic devices
NewsA Biology-Inspired Model Opens the Door to Soft Robot Controlby University of Illinois Grainger College of EngineeringFirst of its kind model provides a framework for design and control of future soft robots