Materials/Manufacturing

Magnets for Army Drones Mark 10th American Military Contract for Vulcan Elements

DURHAM, N.C., September 23, 2026 – Marking its tenth U.S. Department of War contract, Vulcan Elements announced its competitive selection by the U.S. Army to supply high-performance neodymium iron boron magnets for the Army’s drone initiative to produce small unmanned aircraft systems. The initiative is the Army’s vertically-integrated effort to produce small drones that aims to produce one million drones per year in the United States, at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. […]

Research & Development

MIT Researchers’ New Fabrication Technique Produces Soft, Microscopic Structures with Magnetically Activated Moving Parts.

The new type of soft magnetic hydrogel could be the basis for soft, microscopic, magnetically responsive robots and materials. Such magno-bots could be used in medicine, for instance to release drugs or grab biopsies when directed by an external magnet. […]

Electromagnetics

Magnetic Tactile Sensing Designed into Robotic Fingertip 

Melexis is accelerating its robotics roadmap as Tactaxis, its breakthrough magnetic tactile sensor, evolves into industrialized fingertip modules. Building on early momentum, Melexis has joined forces with bionic pioneer OYMotion to integrate the innovative sensors into next-gen robotic hands, delivering the human-like dexterity and […]

News

Microrobots Carrying Medicine Find their Way Magnetically Through the Bloodstream 

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a microrobot capable of transporting drugs to specific locations within the body, with the potential for use in hospitals in the near future. A magnetic navigation system enables reliable control in the bloodstream and in complex brain structures. The technology has been successfully tested in realistic vessel models and in large animals and could pave the way for novel therapies in the future, particularly for strokes. […]