5 accepted papers
We present the Maneuverable Piccolissimo 2 (MP2), an autonomous, controllable, single motor micro aerial vehicle (MAV). The small size of MP2 makes it safe to operate in the presence of humans, and its simple design facilitates the creation of large swarms of capable MAVs. MP2 is equipped with on-bo
Microbiological environments are a clear application area for microscale robotics, but targeted delivery of biochemical cues to particular cells or tissues remains a significant challenge. This challenge is compounded by the sheer number of cells that compose tissues. Multirobot system development h
A major driving force propelling the evolution of micrometer and millimeter scale robots is their eventual use in biological environments. Many advancements to microscale robotic technologies have shown that these small scale robots are well-suited for use in environments in which cells and cellular
In this work, we explore a unique approach to harvest energy from active matter in order to independently power and control many untethered, mobile microrobots. More specifically, we investigate microstructure transport caused by stochastic collisions between freely swimming cells and rigid microstr
Magnetic micro robots have been proposed for applications in minimally invasive surgery and cell manipulation in biological experiments. A major challenge of manipulating multiple magnets at the microscale is addressing them individually using global magnetic fields. In particular, it is difficult t