Uma Prashant Navare

Editor’s summary Regulating cytokine activity can effectively manage inflammatory bowel disease, but traditional treatments are immunosuppressant or only target specific cytokines. By combining the robust motion of green algae with the binding abilities of macrophage membrane–coated nanoparticles, Li et al. developed a biohybrid microrobot that captured and removed a range of proinflammatory cytokines in vitro.

Editor’s summary The sense of joint agency can emerge when humans collaborate to complete tasks. They experience a perception or feeling of shared control over joint actions and their outcomes. Navare et al. investigated whether the sense of joint agency can occur between humans and humanoid robots during collaborative tasks.