Nature News · Feb 11, 2026 · Collected from RSS
Nature Video 11 February 2026 The soft robotic devices could be used to deliver drugs directly to internal tissues. You have full access to this article via your institution. Ultrasound-driven programmable artificial muscles This little robot looks like a miniature stingray and could be swallowed to release drugs inside your digestive tract. The researchers behind it call it 'stingraybot' and it can swim through liquids, propelled along by a combination of ultrasound waves and tiny bubbles. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00456-5 Related Articles Robot bodies could grow human cells for tissue grafts A mini, magnetic, all-terrain robot Jumping robot leaps to record heights The 3D printer that crafts complex robotic organs in a single run Neurotech DIY: fixing your own implant This device corkscrews itself into the ground like a seed ‘Aqua tweezers’ manipulate particles with water waves Radiation for dummies: the female mannequins testing space-travel safety Building a heart atlas: researchers map organ in stunning detail Subjects Latest on: Biotechnology Engineering Medical research China’s biotech boom: why the nation must collaborate to stay ahead Comment 10 FEB 26 What my cave stay taught me about sensors Spotlight 04 FEB 26 Light-powered bacteria become living chemical factories Research Highlight 30 JAN 26 Flexible joints: robot morphs into a range of cyborg species Research Highlight 12 FEB 26 Self-powered vibration sensor for wearable health care and voice detection News & Views 12 FEB 26 Sub-second volumetric 3D printing by synthesis of holographic light fields Article 11 FEB 26 CAR-T therapy provides relief for children with autoimmune diseases Research Highlight 13 FEB 26 African countries must take control of health policy Editorial 11 FEB 26 Clearing trapped cholesterol could relieve lymphoedema News & Views 11 FEB 26