Colloidal devices—in the liquid state—possibly protected from harsh planetary environments by a soft protective deformable skin, represent a totally new paradigm in the field of robotics. They include the autonomy features of conventional robotics and the shape‐changing advantages of soft robotics and offer new opportunities to science and technology. For these systems, energy management is considered to be the most essential function to guarantee autonomy and operation. Herein, smart fluids as autonomous systems with energy‐harvesting/storage capabilities are described and an initial assessment of existing possibilities that can be leveraged to pursue the emerging topic of colloidal autonomous systems is provided.
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