Medical micro/nanorobots in complex media

Z Wu, Y Chen, D Mukasa, OS Pak, W Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Medical micro/nanorobots have received tremendous attention over the past decades owing
to their potential to be navigated into hard-to-reach tissues for a number of biomedical …

A review on flexible robotic systems for minimally invasive surgery

OM Omisore, S Han, J Xiong, H Li, Z Li… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, flexible robotic systems are developed to enhance minimally invasive
interventions on internal organs located in confined areas of human body. These surgical …

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 …

Reinforcement learning control of a flexible two-link manipulator: An experimental investigation

W He, H Gao, C Zhou, C Yang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article discusses the control design and experiment validation of a flexible two-link
manipulator (FTLM) system represented by ordinary differential equations (ODEs). A …

A learning-based stable servo control strategy using broad learning system applied for microrobotic control

S Xu, J Liu, C Yang, X Wu, T Xu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the controller parameter adjustment process is simplified significantly by using learning
algorithms, the studies about learning-based control attract a lot of interest in recent years …

A review on microrobots driven by optical and magnetic fields

Y Hou, H Wang, R Fu, X Wang, J Yu, S Zhang… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their small sizes, microrobots are advantageous for accessing hard-to-reach spaces
for delivery and measurement. However, their small sizes also bring challenges in on-board …

Multimodal locomotion control of needle-like microrobots assembled by ferromagnetic nanoparticles

T Xu, Z Hao, C Huang, J Yu, L Zhang… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microrobots have great potential for multiple applications, such as targeted drug delivery
and micromanipulation. Several kinds of microrobots assembled by nanoparticles have …

An overview of micronanoswarms for biomedical applications

H Chen, H Zhang, T Xu, J Yu - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Micronanoswarms have attracted extensive attention worldwide due to their great promise in
biomedical applications. The collective behaviors among thousands, or even millions, of tiny …

Development and motion control of biomimetic underwater robots: A survey

R Wang, S Wang, Y Wang, L Cheng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Biomimetic underwater robots have attracted considerable research attention globally,
owing to their quieter actuations, higher propulsion efficiency, and stronger maneuverability …

3-D path following of helical microswimmers with an adaptive orientation compensation model

X Wu, J Liu, C Huang, M Su, T Xu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Controlling magnetic microswimmers toward 3-D manipulation tasks has received
considerable attention. Although related studies on manipulating helical microswimmers …