Propulsion Mechanisms in Magnetic Microrobotics: From Single Microrobots to Swarms
MicromachinesMicrorobots with different structures can exhibit multiple propulsion mechanisms under external magnetic fields. Swarms dynamically assembled by microrobots inherit the advantages of single microrobots, such as degradability and small dimensions, while ...
Lanlan Jia +5 more
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Cooperative Micromanipulation Using the Independent Actuation of Fifty Microrobots in Parallel
Scientific Reports, 2017 Micromanipulation for applications in areas such as tissue engineering can require mesoscale structures to be assembled with microscale resolution. One method for achieving such manipulation is the parallel actuation of many microrobots in parallel ...
M. Arifur Rahman +3 more
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Microrobots Based on Smart Materials with Their Manufacturing Methods and Applications
InventionsIn recent years, the field of microrobots has exploded, yielding many exciting new functions and applications, from object grasping and release to in vivo drug transport.
Jiawei Sun +5 more
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Amphibious Movement of Microrobots Inspired by Water Spiders [PDF]
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Inspired by the water strider, a novel microrobot is designed to maintain amphibious mobility in complex environments. It retains the ability to traverse the air‐liquid interface and perform directional movement within sophisticated, multifaceted environments, including complex gastric wall structures, with precise controllability.
Xiao Hu +7 more
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Soft Bio‐Microrobots: Toward Biomedical Applications [PDF]
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 Soft bio‐microrobots have the potential to execute complex tasks in unexpected and harsh environments of the human body due to their dexterity and flexibility.
Zihan Wang +4 more
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A Review on the Motion of Magnetically Actuated Bio-Inspired Microrobots [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2022 Nature consists of numerous solutions to overcome challenges in designing artificial systems. Various actuation mechanisms have been implemented in microrobots to mimic the motion of microorganisms. Such bio-inspired designs have contributed immensely to
Shanuka Dodampegama +8 more
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MicroRoboScope: A Portable and Integrated Mechatronic Platform for Magnetic and Acoustic Microrobotic Experimentation [PDF]
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This work presents the MicroRoboScope, a highly integrated, compact, and portable microrobotic experimentation platform combining electromagnetic and acoustic actuation with real‐time visual feedback into a single, end‐to‐end device. The system enables closed‐loop control and tracking algorithm experimentation within an accessible and unified hardware ...
Max Sokolich +4 more
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Hydrogel microrobots for biomedical applications [PDF]
Frontiers in ChemistryRecent years have witnessed a surge in the application of microrobots within the medical sector, with hydrogel microrobots standing out due to their distinctive advantages.
Wenping Song +8 more
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3D-Printed Microrobots: Translational Challenges
Micromachines, 2023 The science of microrobots is accelerating towards the creation of new functionalities for biomedical applications such as targeted delivery of agents, surgical procedures, tracking and imaging, and sensing.
Misagh Rezapour Sarabi +3 more
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Navigation and Control of Motion Modes with Soft Microrobots at Low Reynolds Numbers
Micromachines, 2023 This study investigates the motion characteristics of soft alginate microrobots in complex fluidic environments utilizing wireless magnetic fields for actuation.
Gokhan Kararsiz +5 more
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