In 1959, Richard Feynman delivered a lecture titled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” which had a significant impact on the future development of nanotechnology. Micro-robots are an important branch of nanotechnology. Although they differ from conventional robots in composition, structure, and application, they share certain commonalities in their definition as semi-autonomous or fully … Read more
Abstract Mobile microrobots can navigate, sense the environment, and interact with it, potentially revolutionizing biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing microrobotic collectives have been developed to overcome the inherent limitations of actuation, sensing, and manipulation of individual microrobots; however, reconfigurable collectives with robust transitions between behaviors are rare. Such multifunctional systems are advantageous for operation … Read more
Banner Promotion Written by | Zhao Yixin Abstract Recently, Moritz Kreysing and others from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany demonstrated that laser-induced local flow fields can be iteratively used for the relative positioning of multiple micro-particles. The researchers showed that multiplexing stimulated by temperatures below the thermal diffusion limit can accelerate the precise … Read more
Recently, the neurosurgery team at the Third Hospital of Xi’an affiliated with Northwest University performed the hospital’s first micro-robot navigation-assisted precise puncture and drainage surgery for intracranial hematoma, achieving an error of only 0.2 millimeters! Compared to traditional “blind puncture”, the surgical precision has improved by more than 10 times. The micro-robot Q300 navigation has … Read more
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
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
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 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
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
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