Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities

J Law, J Yu, W Tang, Z Gong, X Wang, Y Sun - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Small‐Scale Robotics with Tailored Wettability

B Wang, S Handschuh‐Wang, J Shen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐scale robots (SSRs) have emerged as promising and versatile tools in various
biomedical, sensing, decontamination, and manipulation applications, as they are uniquely …

Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels

T Li, S Yu, B Sun, Y Li, X Wang, Y Pan, C Song… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Swimming microrobots guided in the circulation system offer considerable promise in
precision medicine but currently suffer from problems such as limited adhesion to blood …

Magnetic soft microfiberbots for robotic embolization

X Liu, L Wang, Y Xiang, F Liao, N Li, J Li, J Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Cerebral aneurysms and brain tumors are leading life-threatening diseases worldwide. By
deliberately occluding the target lesion to reduce the blood supply, embolization has been …

Swarming self-adhesive microgels enabled aneurysm on-demand embolization in physiological blood flow

D Jin, Q Wang, KF Chan, N Xia, H Yang, Q Wang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The recent rise of swarming microrobotics offers great promise in the revolution of minimally
invasive embolization procedure for treating aneurysm. However, targeted embolization …

Image-integrated magnetic actuation systems for localization and remote actuation of medical miniature robots: A survey

X Du, J Yu - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic miniature robots are promising tools for minimally invasive and noninvasive
therapy. Constructing systems with actuation–perception loops is an essential step to …

Tracking and navigation of a microswarm under laser speckle contrast imaging for targeted delivery

Q Wang, Q Wang, Z Ning, KF Chan, J Jiang, Y Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Micro/nanorobotic swarms consisting of numerous tiny building blocks show great potential
in biomedical applications because of their collective active delivery ability, enhanced …

Gravity-resisting colloidal collectives

J Law, H Chen, Y Wang, J Yu, Y Sun - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Self-assembly of dynamic colloidal structures along the vertical direction has been
challenging because of gravity and the complexity in controlling agent-agent interactions …

Machine learning for micro-and nanorobots

L Yang, J Jiang, F Ji, Y Li, KL Yung, A Ferreira… - Nature Machine …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning (ML) has revolutionized robotics by enhancing perception,
adaptability, decision-making and more, enabling robots to work in complex scenarios …

In vivo applications of micro/nanorobots

CM Oral, M Pumera - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Untethered robots in the size range of micro/nano-scale offer unprecedented access to hard-
to-reach areas of the body. In these challenging environments, autonomous task completion …