In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

The magnetic field has unique advantages in manipulating miniature robots working inside
the human body, such as high transparency to biological tissue and good controllability for …

A magnetic field, which is transparent and relatively safe to biological tissue, is a powerful
tool for remote actuation and wireless control of magnetic devices. Furthermore, miniature …

Untethered small-scale robots offer great promise for medical applications in complex
biological environments. However, challenges remain in the control and medical imaging of …

Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes. For macroscale liquid
handling, both do-it-yourself and commercial robotic systems are available; however, for …

The goal of this article is to provide a thorough introduction to the state of the art in magnetic
methods for remote-manipulation and wireless-actuation tasks in robotics. The article …

Magnetic miniature robots are promising tools for minimally invasive and noninvasive
therapy. Constructing systems with actuation–perception loops is an essential step to …

Dexterous magnetic manipulation of ferromagnetic objects is well established, with three to
six degrees of freedom possible depending on object geometry. There are objects for which …

Objective: Untethered microrobots hold great promise for applications in biomedical field
including targeted delivery, biosensing, and microsurgery. A major challenge of using …

Capsule endoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny wireless camera inside a capsule
endoscope to capture pictures of the patient's gastrointestinal tract for diagnosis …