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The future of Nanobots

  • 27articles
  • 2016first covered
  • 6 May 2026latest update
  • 5linked technologies

What is Nanobots?

What is Nanobots doing to bring the future to life?

Bringing the future to life

How Nanobots is shaping what comes next

On the 311 Starburst

Nanobots goes mainstream around 2075

Nanobots sits in the Robotics sector of the 311 Emerging Technology Starburst, which tracks 1,073 technologies to 2075. The timeline shows when it and the technologies most often reported alongside it reach the mainstream.

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All 27 articles on Nanobots

  1. Millions of injectable nanobots help heal spinal injuries fasterBiotech and enhanced humans
  2. New reconfigurable DNA nanorobots compute, store data and deliver stuffIndustry and manufacturing
  3. Nanobots can now enter your brains cells to spy on themBiotech and enhanced humans
  4. Researchers have created an edible battery that’s safe to eatEarth and energy
  5. These programmable DNA nanobots can make new things and replicate infinitelyIndustry and manufacturing
  6. Nanorobotic swarms get busy shredding brain tumors from the insideBiotech and enhanced humans
  7. Microscopic robots manage to restructure products at the micro levelRobotics
  8. Animal shaped morphing robots can deliver cancer drugs precisely where they’re neededBiotech and enhanced humans
  9. New exotic protein rotors and axles will help nanomachines move fasterIndustry and manufacturing
  10. Teeth cleaning nanobots are here to make your teeth feel awesomeBiotech and enhanced humans
  11. A DNA motor to power future nanomachines just set a world speed recordIndustry and manufacturing
  12. Researchers unveil the world’s smallest motor to power nanobots and nanomachinesIndustry and manufacturing
  13. New 3D printing technique helps researchers create better shape shifting materialsIndustry and manufacturing
  14. Future of Healthcare 2070 | Willis Towers Watson, London | Matthew Griffin | Healthcare Futurist Keynote SpeakerArticles
  15. Scientists created a blueprint for a Quantum Battery that never looses its chargeEarth and energy
  16. Revolutionary re-programmable material cannibalises itself to make new structuresIndustry and manufacturing
  17. World first as nanobots get to work choking cancers to deathRobotics
  18. World first as scientists create nanobot swarms capable of performing surgeries in humansRobotics
  19. Scientists jumped out of a plane to create a new wonder materialIndustry and manufacturing
  20. MIT created a nanobot spray that gives dumb objects superpowersIndustry and manufacturing
  21. Scientists push the boundaries of nanotech to build the world’s smallest houseIndustry and manufacturing
  22. US military starts trialling robotic surgeons in the battlefieldBiotech and enhanced humans
  23. Scientists steered nanomachines through living cells and wrote letters in cytoplasmBiotech and enhanced humans
  24. Caltech’s newest Smart Pill will one day track the nanobots in your bodyComputing
  25. New micro-rocket will one day travel round your body fighting diseaseBiotech and enhanced humans
  26. Scientists use brain controlled DNA nanobots to release drugs inside roachesBiotech and enhanced humans
  27. Scientists use swarms of nanobots to precisely target cancerBiotech and enhanced humans

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How many articles has 311 Institute published about Nanobots?

311 Institute has published 27 articles about Nanobots since 2016, most recently on 6 May 2026.

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