Miniature robots have been widely studied and applied in the fields of search and rescue,
reconnaissance, micromanipulation, and even the interior of the human body benefiting from …

Miniature piezoelectric robots exhibit superior performances and have been favored by
many researchers, however, there is an intractable contradiction between nano-resolution …

Achieving agile steering motion without auxiliary forward velocity is difficult for autonomous
underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by rudders. Although installing vectored thrusters and more …

Researchers have been studying the harvesting and utilization of mechanical vibration
energy in the environment in recent years. Wind energy and water current energy are …

Self-propelled swimmers using ultrasonic transducers have been proposed and studied.
The screw and bionic propulsion systems have dominated underwater robots. However, the …

The unsteady hydrodynamics of underwater flexible structures internally actuated by smart
materials are drawing growing attention. In this study, the dynamic measurement and …

Fast motion and high adaptability are crucial for the practical applications of miniature
robots. However, combining these capabilities into a single robot skillfully is challenging …

The acoustofluidic actuation produced by piezoelectric transducer is capable of propelling
micro underwater robots forward, yet the motion pattern is relatively simplistic. To solve this …

Numerous proposals and recommendations have been made in the development of
underwater undulation robots, but very few studies have focused on the undulation …

To address the challenge of achieving extensive travel and high precision in semiconductor
inspection, this study proposes a novel 2-DOF cross-scale piezoelectric positioning platform …