Microrobots for Drug Delivery: Rolling and Swimming Capabilities

Microrobots for Drug Delivery: Rolling and Swimming Capabilities

Click Jiangsu Laser Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance Follow/ Pin Public Account News | Technical Article | Conference Forum | Processing Services Jiangsu Laser Alliance Introduction: The microrobotic system includes unconfined rolling magnetic microrobots, two-degree-of-freedom rotating permanent magnets, and ultrasound imaging systems, which have been developed for both in vitro and in vivo biomedical applications. … Read more

Muscle-Driven Miniature Robots Using Battery-Free Wireless Optoelectronics

Muscle-Driven Miniature Robots Using Battery-Free Wireless Optoelectronics

Combining living cell components with a three-dimensional scaffold can be used to develop robots carrying biological tissues. Existing research indicates that this type of robot can possess certain perception and environmental adaptation capabilities. Recently, a joint research team from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign led by Professors Mattia Gazzola and Rashid Bashir and John A. … Read more

High-Precision Micro-Robotics Technology in Industrial Applications

The 2024 World Robot Conference, themed “Co-Creating New Productive Forces, Sharing a New Intelligent Future”, features a three-day main forum and 26 thematic forums, where 416 top scientists, representatives from international organizations, academicians, and entrepreneurs from home and abroad focus on cutting-edge technologies, industry trends, and innovative achievements, deeply discussing the new trends and opportunities … Read more

Sperm, Bacteria, Bubbles, and Bioastronauts: Microbots to Combat Cancer

Sperm, Bacteria, Bubbles, and Bioastronauts: Microbots to Combat Cancer

Sperm, bacteria, bubbles, and bioastronauts are set to become the latest microbots developed for human use in cancer treatment over the coming years. Microscopic robots rolling through blood vessels, drilling into the brain, and swimming in the intestines are no longer scenes from science fiction movies. Scientists and engineers are developing microbots, ranging from the … Read more

Micro Robots: The Cutting-Edge Technology

Micro Robots: The Cutting-Edge Technology

Introduction Have you ever seen various kinds of robots with different shapes, sizes, and purposes? But have you ever seen a robot smaller than the eye of a needle? Micro Robots A team of scientists from Northwestern University in the United States has developed a robot smaller than the eye of a needle. It looks … Read more

Femtosecond Laser Holographic Processing: Manufacturing Micro Helical Robots

Femtosecond Laser Holographic Processing: Manufacturing Micro Helical Robots

Banner | Promotion Editor’s Note Driveable Micro Robots have broad application prospects in non-invasive surgery, targeted delivery, detoxification, etc., and have received widespread attention. However, these applications place more demands on the performance of micro robots. For example, in non-invasive surgery, people hope to safely manipulate micro robots to target diseased cells without contact. In … Read more

Soft Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted Drug Delivery

Soft Magnetic Microrobots for Targeted Drug Delivery

Due to their adaptability to the surrounding environment, soft microrobots have developed various therapeutic applications in the medical field, including vascular clearance, cell transport, and drug delivery. However, most soft microrobots cannot quickly enter, retrieve, and maintain their original position once the external driving field is removed. To address this, Guannan He from China Medical … Read more

Development Status of Micrometer-Level Microrobots

Development Status of Micrometer-Level Microrobots

———- For More Information, Please Follow Us ———- Microrobots have advantages such as small size, light weight, high thrust-to-weight ratio, and high flexibility. They can be classified into two categories based on size: The first category includes robots in the nano to micro size range, generally driven by external forces, mainly used in biomedical fields. … Read more

7 Questions About Robotics: How Small Are Microbots?

7 Questions About Robotics: How Small Are Microbots?

This is Issue 1063 of the “Intestinal Industry” Editor’s Note As technology continues to develop, robots have become increasingly common. Many scenes from science fiction movies are gradually becoming reality. The applications of robots in the medical field are becoming more diverse, and their sizes are shrinking. So, how miniaturized will robots become in the … Read more

How to Create a Truly Intelligent Micro-Robot

How to Create a Truly Intelligent Micro-Robot

Source: Mr. Sai Author: David Levin Translator: Zhao Jinyu Core Idea: How to create a truly intelligent micro-robot that can operate independently? A robotics expert provides a detailed answer to this question and describes the medical tasks these micro-machines can perform for us. In the near future, the “surgeons” treating our ailments may be micro-machines … Read more