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Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots. [PDF]
, 2016 Microorganisms move in challenging environments by periodic changes in body shape. In contrast, current artificial microrobots cannot actively deform, exhibiting at best passive bending under external fields.
Fischer, Peer +13 more
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Annual Review of Biomedical EngineeringScientists around the world have long aimed to produce miniature robots that can be controlled inside the human body to aid doctors in identifying and treating diseases. Such microrobots hold the potential to access hard-to-reach areas of the body through the natural lumina.
Iacovacci, Veronica +3 more
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Learning Flexible and Reusable Locomotion Primitives for a Microrobot
, 2018 The design of gaits for robot locomotion can be a daunting process which requires significant expert knowledge and engineering. This process is even more challenging for robots that do not have an accurate physical model, such as compliant or micro-scale
Calandra, Roberto +5 more
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Offline GA-based optimisation for heterogeneous modular multi-configurable chained micro-robots [PDF]
, 2013 This paper presents a GA-based optimization procedure for bioinspired heterogeneous modular multiconfigurable chained microrobots. When constructing heterogeneous chained modular robots that are composed of several different drive modules, one must ...
Brunete González, Alberto +2 more
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Neural Networks Integrated Circuit for Biomimetics MEMS Microrobot
Robotics, 2014 In this paper, we will propose the neural networks integrated circuit (NNIC) which is the driving waveform generator of the 4.0, 2.7, 2.5 mm, width, length, height in size biomimetics microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microrobot.
Ken Saito +8 more
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On-Chip Enucleation of Bovine Oocytes using Microrobot-Assisted Flow-Speed Control
Micromachines, 2013 In this study, we developed a microfluidic chip with a magnetically driven microrobot for oocyte enucleation. A microfluidic system was specially designed for enucleation, and the microrobot actively controls the local flow-speed distribution in the ...
Akihiko Ichikawa +3 more
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Characteristic Evaluation of a Shrouded Propeller Mechanism for a Magnetic Actuated Microrobot
Micromachines, 2015 Medical microrobots have been widely used in clinical applications, particularly the spiral type locomotion mechanism, which was recently considered one of the main self-propelling mechanisms for the next medical microrobot to perform tasks such as ...
Qiang Fu +4 more
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Multiplex Modular Nanorobotic Systems with Catalytic Activity under Magnetic Navigation
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.We present modular nanorobots composed of a magnetic propulsion module and different extension modules carrying functional activities, assembled via DNA base pairing. The system integrates propulsion, optical tracking, enzymatic catalysis, and cell docking in a programmable manner.
Voichita Mihali +7 more
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Materials & DesignTargeted drug delivery using microrobots represents a remarkable advancement in oncology, as it can overcome the limitations of chemotherapy, which damages both healthy and malignant cells. However, most microrobotic drug delivery systems involve complex
Abdul Wahab +3 more
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Multimodal Locomotion and Cargo Transportation of Magnetically Actuated Quadruped Soft Microrobots
Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2022 Untethered microrobots have attracted extensive attention due to their potential for biomedical applications and micromanipulation at the small scale. Soft microrobots are of great research importance because of their highly deformable ability to achieve
Chenyang Huang +3 more
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