Smart materials for microrobots
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 …
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …
Magnetic actuation methods in bio/soft robotics
In recent years, magnetism has gained an enormous amount of interest among researchers
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …
for actuating different sizes and types of bio/soft robots, which can be via an electromagnetic …
Untethered small-scale machines for microrobotic manipulation: From individual and multiple to collective machines
Untethered small-scale machines (USSMs) that can actively adjust their motion,
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …
deformation, and collective states in response to external stimuli have gained enormous …
Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities
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 …
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …
Microrobotic swarms for selective embolization
Inspired by the collective intelligence in natural swarms, microrobotic agents have been
controlled to form artificial swarms for targeted drug delivery, enhanced imaging, and …
controlled to form artificial swarms for targeted drug delivery, enhanced imaging, and …
Motion control in magnetic microrobotics: From individual and multiple robots to swarms
Magnetic microrobotics has undergone approximately 20 years of development, and the
robotics and control communities have contributed significant theoretical and practical …
robotics and control communities have contributed significant theoretical and practical …
MiGriBot: A miniature parallel robot with integrated gripping for high-throughput micromanipulation
Although robotic micromanipulation using microtweezers has been widely explored, the
current manipulation throughput hardly exceeds one operation per second. Increasing the …
current manipulation throughput hardly exceeds one operation per second. Increasing the …
3D-printed machines that manipulate microscopic objects using capillary forces
Abstract Objects that deform a liquid interface are subject to capillary forces, which can be
harnessed to assemble the objects,,–. Once assembled, such structures are generally static …
harnessed to assemble the objects,,–. Once assembled, such structures are generally static …
Microrobotic swarms for intracellular measurement with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio
In cell biology, fluorescent dyes are routinely used for biochemical measurements. The
traditional global dye treatment method suffers from low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) …
traditional global dye treatment method suffers from low signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) …
New frontiers in 3D structural sensing robots
Advanced robotics is the result of various contributions from complex fields of science and
engineering and has tremendous value in human society. Sensing robots are highly …
engineering and has tremendous value in human society. Sensing robots are highly …