Autonomous robots—systems where mechanical actuators are guided through a series of
states by information processing units to perform a predesigned function—are expected to …

As compared to the well explored problem of how to steer a macroscopic agent, like an
airplane or a moon lander, to optimally reach a target, optimal navigation strategies for …

The process of swimming at the microscopic scale is successfully described as a finite-
dimensional, nonholonomic control system due to negligible inertia in the low-Reynolds …

The observations of microorganisms revealed how they swim. As inspired by them, studies
on artificial micro-robots with various actuation mechanisms have been thriving. To elucidate …

The inertialess fluid–structure interactions of active and passive inextensible filaments and
slender-rods are ubiquitous in nature, from the dynamics of semi-flexible polymers and …

There is growing interest in the development of artificial microscopic machines that can
perform complex maneuvers like swimming microorganisms for potential biomedical …

We discuss some recent results on biological and bio-inspired morphing, and use them to
identify promising research directions for the future. In particular, we consider issues related …

This work aims at finding optimal navigation policies for thin, deformable microswimmers
that progress in a viscous fluid by propagating a sinusoidal undulation along their slender …

Peristalsis, ie, a motion pattern arising from the propagation of muscle contraction and
expansion waves along the body, is a common locomotion strategy for limbless animals …

The viscous drag on a slender rod by a wall is important to many biological and industrial
systems. This drag critically depends on the separation between the rod and the wall and …