A programmable molecular robot

Nano Lett. 2011 Mar 9;11(3):982-7. doi: 10.1021/nl1037165. Epub 2011 Jan 28.

Abstract

We have developed a programmable and auton-omous molecular robot whose motion is fueled by DNA hybridization. Instructions determining the path to be followed are programmed into the fuel molecules, allowing precise control of cargo motion on a branched track.