Microrobots have attracted the attention of scientists owing to their unique features to
accomplish tasks in hard-to-reach sites in the human body. Microrobots can be precisely …

Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

Fifty years of Moore's law scaling in microelectronics have brought remarkable opportunities
for the rapidly evolving field of microscopic robotics,,,–. Electronic, magnetic and optical …

Magnetically responsive soft materials are soft composites where magnetic fillers are
embedded into soft polymeric matrices. These active materials have attracted extensive …

Microrobot swarms have seen increased interest in recent years due to their potentials for in
vivo delivery and imaging with cooperative propulsion modes and enhanced imaging …

Light‐responsive inorganic biomaterials are an emerging class of materials used for
developing noninvasive, noncontact, precise, and controllable medical devices in a wide …

After the tremendous advances over the past two decades, micro‐/nanorobots can
effectively convert other forms of energy into propulsion and movement, as well as be …

Phototaxis is commonly observed in motile photosynthetic microorganisms. For example,
green algae are capable of swimming towards a light source (positive phototaxis) to receive …

Active colloids are microscopic particles, which self-propel through viscous fluids by
converting energy extracted from their environment into directed motion. We first explain …

Chemically powered micro‐and nanomotors are small devices that are self‐propelled by
catalytic reactions in fluids. Taking inspiration from biomotors, scientists are aiming to find …