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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

4D printing of liquid crystal elastomer composites with continuous fiber reinforcement. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Jiang H, Chung C, Dunn ML, Yu K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

4D Printing Self-Sensing and Load-Carrying Smart Components. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Qin Y, Qiao J, Chi S, Tian H, Zhang Z, Liu H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted In Vivo Drug Delivery in the GI Tract

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We introduce a microrobot design and integrated system for on‐demand targeted drug release in the gastrointestinal tract. The microrobot has an embedded magnet for actuation with external magnetic fields and is visualized in real time using ultrasound. It has two drug release ports sealed with a thermally sensitive wax. Local heating of the wax using a
Aaron C. Davis, Luis Carlos Sanjuan Acosta, Shubh P. Mehta, Baiyan Qi, Yang Yang, Luis Solorio, Craig J. Goergen, David J. Cappelleri   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two-photon polymerization based 4D printing of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel microarchitectures for reversible shape morphing. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yarali E, Mubeen AA, Cussen K, van Zanten L, Moosabeiki V, Zadpoor AA, Accardo A, Mirzaali MJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Self‐Healing Permanent Magnet Putty for Soft Robot Skins With Force Sensing and Functional Recovery

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Permanent magnet putty (PMP) integrates high‐coercivity NdFeB particles with a dynamic polyborosiloxane–Ecoflex matrix, achieving rapid self‐healing (90% mechanical recovery in 10 s) and magnetic recovery within 20 min. With twice the sensitivity of commercial putties, PMP enables precise 5–30 N force detection and discrimination between pressing and ...
Ruotong Zhao, Mitsuhiro Kamezaki, Ryosuke Dobashi, Yuhiro Iwamoto, Yasushi Ido, Yoshihiro Kawahara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An innovative 4D printing approach for fabrication of anisotropic collagen scaffolds. [PDF]

Biofabrication
Patrawalla NY, Liebendorfer K, Kishore V.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning in 3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Composites: A Review. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Malashin I, Masich I, Tynchenko V, Gantimurov A, Nelyub V, Borodulin A, Martysyuk D, Galinovsky A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source