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A navigation system for permanent-magnet-actuated microswarm [PDF]

Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering
Micro/nanorobots have significant potential applications in biomedicine. However, their small size and the need for intricate control make long-distance navigation of microswarms composed of such robots challenging in complex environments.
Jingjie Zhou, Side Zeng, Fei Wu, Fangzhi Mou   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Nanoscale Spatial Tuning of Superconductivity in Cuprate Thin Films via Direct Laser Writing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Maskless direct laser writing enables local control of oxygen stoichiometry in epitaxial YBCO thin films under ambient conditions. Sub‐micrometer grayscale patterns with tunable optical response and superconducting transport properties are achieved.
Irene Biancardi, Valerio Levati, Jordi Alcalà, Thomas Günkel, Nicolas Lejeune, Riccardo Girelli, Alejandro V. Silhanek, Valeria Russo, Narcís Mestres, Daniela Petti, Anna Palau, Edoardo Albisetti   +11 more
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Magnetic Continuum Robot for Intelligent Manipulation in Medical Applications

SmartBot
Magnetic continuum robots (MCRs) have garnered substantial attention as a new class of flexible robotic systems capable of navigating complex and confined spaces with remarkable dexterity.
Yuanbiao Ma, Xuanyu An, Qijun Yang, Mingxue Cai, Zhiqiang Tang, Jinke Chang, Veronica Iacovacci, Tiantian Xu, Li Zhang, Qianqian Wang   +9 more
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A Magnetic Crawler System for Autonomous Long-Range Inspection and Maintenance on Large Structures

Sensors, 2022
The inspection and maintenance of large-scale industrial structures are major challenges that require time-efficient and reliable solutions to ensure the healthy condition of structures during operation. Autonomous robots may provide a promising solution
Georges Chahine, Pete Schroepfer, Othmane-Latif Ouabi, Cédric Pradalier   +3 more
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Bio-Inspired Visuomotor Convergence in Navigation and Flight Control Systems [PDF]

, 2005
Insects exhibit incredibly robust closed loop flight dynamics in the face of uncertainties. A fundamental principle contributing to this unparalleled behavior is rapid processing and convergence of visual sensory information to flight motor commands via ...
Humbert, James Sean
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Magnetically Driven Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering: From Nanoparticle Design to Mag‐ATMP Translation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive nanoparticles enable remote control over biomaterials, cells, and engineered tissues. This review summarizes material design, biological safety, fabrication and actuation strategies, computational validation, and translational pathways that support the development of magnetic tissue‐engineering platforms and future magnetically ...
Konstantinos Ioannidis, Dimitrios Lefas, Maya Guilliams, Jackie Van Grootenbril, Isaak Decoene, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Bart Smeets, Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Ioannis Papantoniou   +8 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
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Automated Magnetic Microrobot Control: From Mathematical Modeling to Machine Learning

Mathematics
Microscale robotics has emerged as a transformative field, offering unparalleled opportunities for innovation and advancement in various fields. Owing to the distinctive benefits of wireless operation and a heightened level of safety, magnetic actuation ...
Yamei Li, Yingxin Huo, Xiangyu Chu, Lidong Yang   +3 more
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Real-Time Tracking and Navigation for Magnetically Manipulated Untethered Robot

IEEE Access, 2016
Magnetically manipulated untethered robot, such as an active wireless capsule endoscope, has shown great potential for controlled inspection inside the gastrointestinal tract. To enable the effective manipulation of the robot, real-time pose (position and orientation) information of the robot must be obtained as an important sensory feedback.
Shuang Song 0002, Xiaoxiao Qiu, Jiaole Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng   +3 more
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