Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …

Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of
fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This …

Active matter, which ranges from molecular motors to groups of animals, exists at different
length scales and timescales, and various computational models have been proposed to …

Locomotion and transport of microorganisms in fluids is an essential aspect of life. Search
for food, orientation toward light, spreading of off-spring, and the formation of colonies are …

Mobile micro‐and nanorobots are proposed for future biomedical applications, such as
diagnostics and targeted delivery. For their translation to clinical practice, biocompatibility …

Active colloids are microscopic particles, which self-propel through viscous fluids by
converting energy extracted from their environment into directed motion. We first explain …

The use of tools can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history and represents a
significant step in the evolution of mankind. A machine is a tool that can perform intended …

Untethered micron-scale mobile robots can navigate and non-invasively perform specific
tasks inside unprecedented and hard-to-reach inner human body sites and inside enclosed …

Taxis orientation is common in microorganisms, and it provides feasible strategies to
operate active colloids as small‐scale robots. Collective taxes involve numerous units that …

The advent of autonomous self-propulsion has instigated research towards making colloidal
machines that can deliver mechanical work in the form of transport, and other functions such …