Field
Robotics
Horizon
ι Iota · 2035–2042
Lead center
Autonomy & Robotics
Maturity
Research frontier — early-stage, high-uncertainty
Why it matters
Nanorobots could repair cells, deliver drugs precisely, clear disease, and assemble materials from the bottom up — a cornerstone of advanced medicine and manufacturing.
Where it stands
Simple nanomotors and DNA machines work in the lab; autonomous, controllable medical nanorobots remain a long-range goal.
How ASIZ approaches it
The discovery loop, applied.
Through the Autonomy & Robotics center, ASIZ aims the discovery loop at nanorobotics: frontier models survey the literature and simulate the possibilities, rank the experiments most likely to resolve the open questions, and partner labs run the decisive ones — with results shared openly.