Autonomous robots—systems where mechanical actuators are guided through a series of
states by information processing units to perform a predesigned function—are expected to …

The recent interest in microscopic autonomous systems, including microrobots, colloidal
state machines, and smart dust, has created a need for microscale energy storage and …

Spontaneous oscillations on the order of several hertz are the drivers of many crucial
processes in nature. From bacterial swimming to mammal gaits, converting static energy …

Smart dust, which refers to miniaturized, multifunctional sensor motes, would open up data
acquisition opportunities for Internet of Things (IoT) and Environmental protection …

Accurate mapping of chemical concentrations in reactor networks remains an obstacle to
establish complete systems‐level insight and control. This issue extends beyond traditional …

An ultra-low-power adaptive optical wireless receiver comprising integrated photodiodes is
presented. The design benefits from a new technique to achieve the modulated input data …

In this article, a communication platform for a self-powered integrated light energy harvester
based on a wireless hybrid transceiver is proposed. It consists of an optical receiver and a …

Optical links for medical implants have recently been explored as an attractive option
primarily because it provides a route to ultrasmall wireless implant systems. Existing devices …

We present the elements of a pH-measuring autonomous microsystem, a Redox-Enabled
Microscale Opto-Electronically Transduced Electrode (ReMOTE). The ReMOTE contains two …

This dissertation is an examination of collective systems of computationally limited agents
that require coordination to achieve complex ensemble behaviors or goals. The design of …