Recent advances in bioinspired walking microbots: Design, manufacturing, and challenges

G Mora-Aquino, ÁL Rodríguez-Morales… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbots can revolutionize various fields of science and technology with applications that
require access to confined environments. These microbots could allow engine inspections …

Multimodal 5‐DOF stretchable electromagnetic actuators toward haptic information delivery

S Chen, L Yu, W Shen, B Fong, Y Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, particularly in the domains of robotics,
prosthetics, and virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), have driven an escalating demand …

Magnetic motors in interphases: Motion control and integration in soft robots

MA Ramos Docampo - Biointerphases, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic motors are a class of out-of-equilibrium particles that exhibit controlled and fast
motion overcoming Brownian fluctuations by harnessing external magnetic fields. The …

Locally addressable energy efficient actuation of magnetic soft actuator array systems

M Richter, J Sikorski, P Makushko, Y Zabila… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in magnetoresponsive composites and (electro‐) magnetic actuators have led to
development of magnetic soft machines (MSMs) as building blocks for small‐scale robotic …

A Stepwise Control of multiple magnetic millirobots for Flow Manipulation Applications

D Loganathan, CL Hsieh, CY Ou… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐scale magnetic robots are extensively recognized as promising untethered devices
that can be controlled externally for numerous microscale applications. This study is …

[HTML][HTML] Selective-collective scalable locomotion control of helical magnetic swimmers within confined channels using global magnetic fields

A Ramos-Sebastian, C Yu, SH Kim - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving selective-individual and collective control over multiple magnetic microrobots
remains a formidable challenge. Existing techniques for controlling identical magnetic …

Design of Soft Microjoint to Improve Robotic Cell Micromanipulation Flexibility

Y Zhang, F Wang, G Chen, Z Li, A Knoll… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dexterity micromanipulation is a significant topic in the field of robotics. Herein, a novel
robotic rotating microjoint controlled by an exogenous magnetic field based on magnetic …

Control of Multiple Identical Mobile Microrobots for Collaborative Tasks Using External Distributed Magnetic Fields

Q Fan, G Cui, J Qu, Y Liu, X Liu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The collaboration of microrobot teams has attracted considerable attention, particularly in
the field of micro/nano manipulation. Achieving independent control and motion planning of …

Paired Interactions of Magnetic Millirobots in Confined Spaces Through Data-Driven Disturbance Rejection Control Under Global Input

S Zhong, S Guo, T Sun, HW Huang… - IEEE/ASME …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to their high task efficiency and load capacity in closed space operations, multiple
millirobots system has drawn extensive attention recently. However, the limited global …

Design of a Dual-Layer Four Quadrants Orthogonal Microcoil Platform for Independent Control of Multiple Magnetic Microrobots

Q Fan, L Jiang, G Cui, Y Liu - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Compared to the limitations of relying solely on a global magnetic field response, utilizing
local magnetic fields enables the independent control of multiple microrobots, regardless of …