Magnetic soft materials and robots

Y Kim, X Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

Bioinspired hydrogel actuator for soft robotics: Opportunity and challenges

Y Chen, Y Zhang, H Li, J Shen, F Zhang, J He, J Lin… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural organisms offer abundant inspiration for designing and fabricating hydrogel robots
with autonomous and intelligent behaviors, including motion, perception, and response to …

Magnetic soft microfiberbots for robotic embolization

X Liu, L Wang, Y **ang, F Liao, N Li, J Li, J Wang… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Cerebral aneurysms and brain tumors are leading life-threatening diseases worldwide. By
deliberately occluding the target lesion to reduce the blood supply, embolization has been …

Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules

Y Dong, L Wang, N **a, Z Yang, C Zhang, C Pan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intelligent magnetic soft robots capable of programmable structural changes and
multifunctionality modalities depend on material architectures and methods for controlling …

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 …

Bioinspired claw-engaged and biolubricated swimming microrobots creating active retention in blood vessels

T Li, S Yu, B Sun, Y Li, X Wang, Y Pan, C Song… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Swimming microrobots guided in the circulation system offer considerable promise in
precision medicine but currently suffer from problems such as limited adhesion to blood …

Wireless soft millirobots for climbing three-dimensional surfaces in confined spaces

Y Wu, X Dong, J Kim, C Wang, M Sitti - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Wireless soft-bodied robots at the millimeter scale allow traversing very confined
unstructured terrains with minimal invasion and safely interacting with the surrounding …

Machine learning for micro-and nanorobots

L Yang, J Jiang, F Ji, Y Li, KL Yung, A Ferreira… - Nature Machine …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Machine learning (ML) has revolutionized robotics by enhancing perception,
adaptability, decision-making and more, enabling robots to work in complex scenarios …

Light-controlled soft bio-microrobot

J **ong, X Li, Z He, Y Shi, T Pan, G Zhu, D Lu… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Micro/nanorobots hold exciting prospects for biomedical and even clinical applications due
to their small size and high controllability. However, it is still a big challenge to maneuver …

Multifunctional microrobot with real-time visualization and magnetic resonance imaging for chemoembolization therapy of liver cancer

G Go, A Yoo, KT Nguyen, M Nan, BA Darmawan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Microrobots that can be precisely guided to target lesions have been studied for in vivo
medical applications. However, existing microrobots have challenges in vivo such as …