Design and build of small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots with multimodal locomotion

Z Ren, M Sitti - Nature protocols, 2024 - nature.com
Small-scale magnetic soft-bodied robots can be designed to operate based on different
locomotion modes to navigate and function inside unstructured, confined and varying …

Wearable and Implantable Soft Robots

S Yin, DR Yao, Y Song, W Heng, X Ma, H Han… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soft robotics presents innovative solutions across different scales. The flexibility and
mechanical characteristics of soft robots make them particularly appealing for wearable and …

Multimodal locomotion and cargo transportation of magnetically actuated quadruped soft microrobots

C Huang, Z Lai, X Wu, T Xu - Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2022 - spj.science.org
Untethered microrobots have attracted extensive attention due to their potential for
biomedical applications and micromanipulation at the small scale. Soft microrobots are of …

Dexterous helical magnetic robot for improved endovascular access

R Dreyfus, Q Boehler, S Lyttle, P Gruber, J Lussi… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Treating vascular diseases in the brain requires access to the affected region inside the
body. This is usually accomplished through a minimally invasive technique that involves the …

A magnetic multi-layer soft robot for on-demand targeted adhesion

Z Chen, Y Wang, H Chen, J Law, H Pu, S **e… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Magnetic soft robots have shown great potential for biomedical applications due to their high
shape reconfigurability, motion agility, and multi-functionality in physiological environments …

Motor-free telerobotic endomicroscopy for steerable and programmable imaging in complex curved and localized areas

S Yuan, C Xu, B Cui, T Zhang, B Liang, W Yuan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Intraluminal epithelial abnormalities, potential precursors to significant conditions like
cancer, necessitate early detection for improved prognosis. We present a motor-free …

Tracking and navigation of a microswarm under laser speckle contrast imaging for targeted delivery

Q Wang, Q Wang, Z Ning, KF Chan, J Jiang, Y Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Micro/nanorobotic swarms consisting of numerous tiny building blocks show great potential
in biomedical applications because of their collective active delivery ability, enhanced …

3D printing of thermosets with diverse rheological and functional applicabilities

Y Sun, L Wang, Y Ni, H Zhang, X Cui, J Li, Y Zhu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Thermosets such as silicone are ubiquitous. However, existing manufacturing of thermosets
involves either a prolonged manufacturing cycle (eg, reaction injection molding), low …