Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

Less than 1% of Earth's freshwater reserves is accessible. Industrialization, population
growth and climate change are further exacerbating clean water shortage. Current water …

Navigating a large swarm of micro-/nanorobots is critical for potential targeted
delivery/therapy applications owing to the limited volume/function of a single microrobot, and …

Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Nanorobotic manipulation to access subcellular organelles remains unmet due to the
challenge in achieving intracellular controlled propulsion. Intracellular organelles, such as …

Untethered miniature robots enable targeted delivery and therapy deep inside the
gastrointestinal tract in a minimally invasive manner. By combining actuation systems and …

Bladder cancer treatment via intravesical drug administration achieves reasonable survival
rates but suffers from low therapeutic efficacy. To address the latter, self-propelled …

After decades of development, microrobots have exhibited great application potential in the
biomedical field, such as minimally invasive surgery, drug delivery, and bio‐sensing …

As a next-generation toolkit, microrobots can transform a wide range of fields, including
micromanufacturing, electronics, microfluidics, tissue engineering, and medicine. While still …

Catalytically powered micro/nanobots (MNBs) can perform active movement by harnessing
energy from in situ chemical reactions and show tremendous potential in biomedical …