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Robotic Materials Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article A Versatile Jellyfish-Like Robotic Platform for Effective Underwater Propulsion and Manipulation Wang, T., Joo, H., Song, S., Hu, W., Keplinger, C., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 9(15), American Association for the Advancement of Science, April 2023, Tianlu Wang and Hyeong-Joon Joo contributed equally to this work. (Published) YouTube video DOI URL BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Soft-robotic ciliated epidermis for reconfigurable coordinated fluid manipulation Ren, Z., Zhang, M., Song, S., Liu, Z., Hong, C., Wang, T., Dong, X., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 8(34):eabq2345, August 2022 (Published) DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Miniature coiled artificial muscle for wireless soft medical devices Li, M., Tang, Y., Soon, R. H., Dong, B., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 8(10):eabm5616, March 2022 (Published) DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Creating three-dimensional magnetic functional microdevices via molding-integrated direct laser writing Liu, Z., Li, M., Dong, X., Ren, Z., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Nature Communications, 13:2016, 2022 (Published) DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Effect of body stiffness distribution on larval fish–like efficient undulatory swimming Wang, T., Ren, Z., Hu, W., Li, M., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 7(19):eabf7364, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Liquid crystal elastomer-based magnetic composite films for reconfigurable shape-morphing soft miniature machines Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Hu, W., Soon, R. H., Davidson, Z. S., Sitti, M. Advanced Materials, 33(8):2006191, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Magnetic soft micromachines made of linked microactuator networks Hu, X., Yasa, I. C., Ren, Z., Goudu, S. R., Ceylan, H., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 7(23):eabe8436, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Shape-programmable liquid crystal elastomer structures with arbitrary three-dimensional director fields and geometries Guo, Y., Zhang, J., Hu, W., Khan, M. T. A., Sitti, M. Nature Communications, 12:5936, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Miscellaneous Smart actuators: liquid crystal elastomer-based magnetic composite films for reconfigurable shape-morphing soft Miniature Machines (Adv. Mater. 8/2021) Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Hu, W., Soon, R. H., Davidson, Z. S., Sitti, M. Advanced Materials, 33(8):2170054, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Soft-bodied adaptive multimodal locomotion strategies in fluid-filled confined spaces Ren, Z., Zhang, R., Soon, R. H., Liu, Z., Hu, W., Onck, P. R., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 7(27):eabh2022, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Miscellaneous Stimuli-Responsive Materials: Wirelessly Actuated Thermo-and Magneto-Responsive Soft Bimorph Materials with Programmable Shape-Morphing (Adv. Mater. 30/2021) Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Advanced Materials, 33(30):2170238, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Voxelated three-dimensional miniature magnetic soft machines via multimaterial heterogeneous assembly Zhang, J., Ren, Z., Hu, W., Soon, R. H., Yasa, I. C., Liu, Z., Sitti, M. Science Robotics, 6(53):eabf0112, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Wirelessly actuated thermo‐and magneto‐responsive soft bimorph materials with programmable shape‐morphing Zhang, J., Guo, Y., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Advanced Materials, 33(30):2100336, 2021 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Biodegradable untethered magnetic hydrogel milli-grippers Goudu, S. R., Yasa, I. C., Hu, X., Ceylan, H., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Advanced Functional Materials, 30(50):2004975, 2020 DOI URL BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Patent Method of actuating a shape changeable member, shape changeable member and actuating system Hu, W., Lum, G. Z., Mastrangeli, M., Sitti, M. Google Patents, January 2020, US Patent App. 16/477,593 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Bioinspired cilia arrays with programmable nonreciprocal motion and metachronal coordination Dong, X., Lum, G. Z., Hu, W., Zhang, R., Ren, Z., Onck, P. R., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 6(45):eabc9323, 2020 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Multifunctional magnetic soft composites: a review Wu, S., Hu, W., Ze, Q., Sitti, M., Zhao, R. Multifunctional Materials, 3(4):042003, 2020 DOI URL BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Ultrasound-guided wireless tubular robotic anchoring system Wang, T., Hu, W., Ren, Z., Sitti, M. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 5(3):4859-4866, IEEE, 2020 DOI URL BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper A magnetically-actuated untethered jellyfish-inspired soft milliswimmer Ziyu Ren, T. W., Hu, W. Robotics: Science and Systems, June 2019 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Multi-functional soft-bodied jellyfish-like swimming Ren, Z., Hu, W., Dong, X., Sitti, M. Nature communications, 10(1):2703, 2019 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Translational prospects of untethered medical microrobots Hakan Ceylan, I. C. Y. U. K. W. H. M. S. Progress in Biomedical Engineering, 1:012002, 2019 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion Hu, W., Lum, G. Z., Mastrangeli, M., Sitti, M. Nature, 554:81-85, Nature, January 2018 DOI URL BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Editorial for the special issue on microdevices and microsystems for cell manipulation Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. Micromachines, 8(9):276, 2017 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Localized Single-Cell Lysis and Manipulation Using Optothermally-Induced Bubbles Fan, Q., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. Micromachines, 8(4):121, 2017 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Shape-programmable magnetic soft matter Lum, G. Z., Ye, Z., Dong, X., Marvi, H., Erin, O., Hu, W., Sitti, M. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(41):E6007–E6015, 2016 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Cell patterning in a hydrogel using optically induced dielectrophoresis Hu, W., Ishii, K., Ohta, A. T. In Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2016 International Conference on, 1-2, 2016 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Biomedical applications of untethered mobile milli/microrobots Sitti, M., Ceylan, H., Hu, W., Giltinan, J., Turan, M., Yim, S., Diller, E. Proceedings of the IEEE, 103(2):205-224, IEEE, March 2015 DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Efficient single-cell poration by microsecond laser pulses Fan, Q., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. Lab on a Chip, 15(2):581-588, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Continuous electrowetting of non-toxic liquid metal for RF applications Gough, R. C., Morishita, A. M., Dang, J. H., Hu, W., Shiroma, W. A., Ohta, A. T. IEEE Access, 2:874-882, IEEE, 2014 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Interactive actuation of multiple opto-thermocapillary flow-addressed bubble microrobots Hu, W., Fan, Q., Ohta, A. T. Robotics and biomimetics, 1(1):14, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Laser-induced microbubble poration of localized single cells Fan, Q., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. Lab on a Chip, 14(9):1572-1578, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Liquid-metal reconfigurable RF components and antennas Dang, J. H., Morishita, A. M., Gough, R. C., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T., Shiroma, W. A. In Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM), 2014 United States National Committee of URSI National, 1-1, 2014 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Molecular delivery and transfection by laser-induced oscillating microbubbles Fan, Q., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. In Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (NEMS), 2014 9th IEEE International Conference on, 302-305, 2014 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Ph.D. Thesis Opto-thermal micro-transportation for cellular microbiology Hu, W. University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2014 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper A reconfigurable, liquid-metal-based low-pass filter with reversible tuning Tonaki, W. G., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T., Shiroma, W. A. In Wireless Symposium (IWS), 2013 IEEE International, 1-3, 2013 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article An opto-thermocapillary cell micromanipulator Hu, W., Fan, Q., Ohta, A. T. Lab on a Chip, 13(12):2285-2291, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Assembly of cell-laden microgels by an optically controlled bubble manipulator Hu, W., Fan, Q., Ohta, A. In International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Freiburg, Germany, 2013 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Bubble-driven light-absorbing hydrogel microrobot for the assembly of bio-objects Hu, W., Fan, Q., Tonaki, W., Ohta, A. T. In Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE, 5303-5306, 2013 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Lee, T., Shin, Y., Park, M. Lab Chip, 13:81-89, 2013 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper A liquid-metal reconfigurable double-stub tuner Lei, B. J., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T., Shiroma, W. A. In Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2012 IEEE MTT-S International, 1-3, 2012 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper A liquid-metal tunable electromagnetic-bandgap microstrip filter Ohta, A. T., Guo, S., Lei, B. J., Hu, W., Shiroma, W. A. In Wireless Information Technology and Systems (ICWITS), 2012 IEEE International Conference on, 1-4, 2012 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper A tunable low-pass filter using a liquid-metal reconfigurable periodic defected ground structure Guo, S., Lei, B. J., Hu, W., Shiroma, W. A., Ohta, A. T. In Microwave Symposium Digest (MTT), 2012 IEEE MTT-S International, 1-3, 2012 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Cooperative micromanipulation using optically controlled bubble microrobots Ishii, K. S., Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. In Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2012 IEEE International Conference on, 3443-3448, 2012 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Hydrogel microrobots actuated by optically generated vapour bubbles Hu, W., Ishii, K. S., Fan, Q., Ohta, A. T. Lab on a Chip, 12(19):3821-3826, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Micro-assembly using optically controlled bubble microrobots in saline solution Hu, W., Ishii, K. S., Ohta, A. T. In Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2012 IEEE International Conference on, 733-738, 2012 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article An optically controlled 3D cell culturing system Ishii, K. S., Hu, W., Namekar, S. A., Ohta, A. T. Advances in optoelectronics, 2011, Hindawi, 2011 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article Aqueous droplet manipulation by optically induced Marangoni circulation Hu, W., Ohta, A. T. Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 11(3):307-316, Springer-Verlag, 2011 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Conference Paper Micro-assembly using optically controlled bubbles Hu, W., Ishii, K. S., Ohta, A. T. In Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2011 International Conference on, 53-54, 2011 BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots Article AN OPTO-THERMOCAPILLARY CELL MANIPULATOR Hu, W., Fan, Q., Ishii, K. S., Ohta, A. T. 0 BibTeX

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