During past few years, applications of untethered magnetically controlled soft robots in the
biomedical operations have been extensively reported, which is attributed to the efficient …

Legged robots are very promising for use in real-world applications, but their operation in
narrow spaces is still challenging. One solution for enhancing their environmental …

Fluidic soft robots bring a high degree of dexterity and adaptability to robotics problems
requiring safe interactions with complex structures. While they are low cost and easy to …

Fleas in nature generally have potent muscles for jumping and crawling abilities to
overcome obstacles in complex environments, while it is challenging for flea-sized robots to …

A bristle-bot or vibrobot is a multi-legged robot made of bristles and an oscillating actuator
that generates vibrations. This work presents the first demonstration of a micro-bristle-bot …

In the past decades, wireless milli and micro devices have been incorporated into medical
procedures as a way to reduce invasiveness. However, the commercially available methods …

The grand challenge toward the miniaturization of untethered robots is the lack of a proper
actuation system that can effectively transform the limited onboard energy into an untethered …

Planar micro supercapacitors utilizing vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) forests with
the design of interdigital electrodes have been demonstrated. Conductive substrates using …

This paper presents the first demonstration of an untethered legged microrobot walking at
speeds greater than 5 body lengths/second. This work integrates contributions in multi …

Robots still struggle to dynamically traverse complex 3D terrain with many large obstacles,
an ability required for many critical applications. Body–obstacle interaction is often inevitable …