ArticleNature communications2024
Femtosecond laser writing of ant-inspired reconfigurable microbot collectives.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- From Devices to Systems: Integration Strategies for Micro-Supercapacitors in Microsystems.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Reconfigurable assembly, disassembly, and self-propulsion of microparticles via optoelectronic tweezers.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- Femtosecond laser synthesis of multiscale high-entropy alloys/graphene composites for high-performance Joule heating.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Vinyl Acetate-Enhanced Polyvinyl Chloride Gel with High Electroadhesion and Self-Heating-Tunability for Soft Robots in Freezing Environments.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Collective intelligence in animals and robots.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Reconfigurable robust microrobot collectives with large force output enabled by gradient magnetic fields.Science advances · 2025Article
- Femtosecond-Laser Preparation of Hydrogel with Micro/Nano-Structures and their Biomedical Applications.Small science · 2025Review
- Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanorobot-Assisted Colorimetric and Fluorescence Platforms for Biosensing Applications.Micromachines · 2024Review
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Abstract
Microbot collectives can cooperate to accomplish complex tasks that are difficult for a single individual. However, various force-induced microbot collectives maintained by weak magnetic, light, and electric fields still face challenges such as unstable connections, the need for a continuous external stimuli source, and imprecise individual control. Here, we construct magnetic and light-driven ant microbot collectives capable of reconfiguring multiple assembled architectures with robustness. This methodology utilizes a flexible two-photon polymerization strategy to fabricate microbots consisting of magnetic photoresist, hydrogel, and metal nanoparticles. Under the cooperation of magnetic and light fields, the microbots can reversibly and selectively assemble (e.g., 90° assembly and 180° assembly) into various morphologies. Moreover, we demonstrate the ability of assembled microbots to cross a one-body-length gap and their adaptive capability to move through a constriction and transport microcargo. Our strategy will broaden the abilities of clustered microbots, including gap traversal, micro-object manipulation, and drug delivery.
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