Magnetic microrobots

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Enhanced Flexible Mold Lifetime for Roll‐to‐Roll Scaled‐Up Manufacturing of Adhesive Complex Microstructures

Bioinspired Microstructured Adhesives with Facile and Fast Switchability for Part Manipulation in Dry and Wet Conditions

Smart Materials for manipulation and actuation of small-scale structures

3D nanofabrication of various materials for advanced multifunctional microrobots

Liquid Crystal Mesophase of Supercooled Liquid Gallium And Eutectic Gallium–Indium

Machine Learning-Based Pull-off and Shear Optimal Adhesive Microstructures

Microrobot Collectives

Information entropy to detect order in self-organizing systems

Individual and collective manipulation of multifunctional bimodal droplets in three dimensions

Microrobot collectives with reconfigurable morphologies and functions

Self-organization in heterogeneous and non-reciprocal regime

Biomimetic Emulsion Systems

Giant Unilamellar Vesicles for Designing Cell-like Microrobots

Bioinspired self-assembled colloidal collectives drifting in three dimensions underwater

Equipment

Transfer of Knowledge

Mobile Microrobotics

Magnetic Surface Microrollers In The Blood Stream

Microalgae-powered biohybrid microswimmers

Acoustically powered mobile microrobots

Technology Transfer

CELLnROLL: Microrobotic-powered cancer diagnostics

MachOptima: Machine learning-based process optimization

EndoSurge: A new paradigm for intervention

Mobile Millirobotics

A versatile jellyfish-like robotic platform for effective underwater propulsion and manipulation

Data-driven design of shape-programmable magnetic soft materials

Adaptive wireless millirobotic locomotion into distal vasculature

Mobile Millirobotics (cont.)

In situ sensing physiological properties of biological tissues using wireless miniature soft robots

Wireless flow-powered miniature robot capable of traversing tubular structures

Magnetic Putty as a Reconfigurable, Recyclable, and Accessible Soft Robotic Material

Small-scale Wireless Medical Robots

Janus Microparticles-based Piezoelectric Neural Stimulation via Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound

Multiscale Modelling of Ultrasound Neuromodulation in the Human Brain – From Neuron to Brain

Immune cell-based microrobots for targeted cancer therapy

Small-scale Wireless Medical Robots (cont.)

MRI-powered wireless medical millirobots

Optoacoustic imaging of microrobots

Wireless magnetic millirobots navigating inside brain and other soft tissues

Physical Intelligence Members Publications

Magnetic microrobots

Investigate medical imaging modalities to localize and track the microrobot.
Implement autonomous strategies to position and orient microparticles in the workspace.
Investigate interactions between microrobots and their collective behavior.
Investigate fluid dynamics of swimming microrobots.

Members

Bioinspired Autonomous Miniature Robots

Wenqi Hu

Max Planck Research Group Leader

Physical Intelligence

Xiaoguang Dong

Postdoctoral Researcher

Physical Intelligence

Guo Zhan Lum

Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Physical Intelligence

Zhou Ye

Physical Intelligence

Onder Erin

Post-doc at Johns Hopkins University, USA

Physical Intelligence

Joshua Giltinan

Research Scientist, Fraunhofer USA Center for Experimental Software Engineering, USA

Publications

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Design and actuation of a magnetic millirobot under a constant unidirectional magnetic field Erin, O., Giltinan, J., Tsai, L., Sitti, M. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), :3404-3410, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 2017 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Dynamic and programmable self-assembly of micro-rafts at the air-water interface Wang, W., Giltinan, J., Zakharchenko, S., Sitti, M. Science Advances, 3(5):e1602522, 2017 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Mobile microrobots for bioengineering applications Ceylan, H., Giltinan, J., Kozielski, K., Sitti, M. Lab on a Chip, 17(10):1705-1724, 2017 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Planning spin-walking locomotion for automatic grasping of microobjects by an untethered magnetic microgripper Dong, X., Sitti, M. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), :6612-6618, 2017 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Programmable assembly of heterogeneous microparts by an untethered mobile capillary microgripper Giltinan, J., Diller, E., Sitti, M. Lab on a Chip, 16(22):4445-4457, 2016 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Six-degree-of-freedom magnetic actuation for wireless microrobotics Diller, E., Giltinan, J., Lum, G. Z., Ye, Z., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 35(1-3):114-128, 2016 () DOI 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 Book Chapter Untethered Magnetic Micromanipulation Diller, E., Sitti, M. In Micro-and Nanomanipulation Tools, 13, 10, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, November 2015 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Millimeter-scale magnetic swimmers using elastomeric undulations Zhang, J., Diller, E. In 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), :1706-1711, September 2015 () DOI URL 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 Article Three-dimensional heterogeneous assembly of coded microgels using an untethered mobile microgripper Chung, S. E., Dong, X., Sitti, M. Lab on a Chip, 15(7):1667-1676, Royal Society of Chemistry, January 2015 () DOI BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Book Chapter Addressing of Micro-robot Teams and Non-contact Micro-manipulation Diller, E., Ye, Z., Giltinan, J., Sitti, M. In Small-Scale Robotics. From Nano-to-Millimeter-Sized Robotic Systems and Applications, :28-38, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Continuously distributed magnetization profile for millimeter-scale elastomeric undulatory swimming Diller, E., Zhuang, J., Zhan Lum, G., Edwards, M. R., Sitti, M. Applied Physics Letters, 104(17):174101, AIP, 2014 () DOI URL BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Remote Actuation of Magnetic Microrobots. Diller, E. D., Giltinan, J., Lum, G. Z., Ye, Z., Sitti, M. In Robotics: Science and Systems, 2014 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article SoftCubes: Stretchable and self-assembling three-dimensional soft modular matter Yim, S., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 33(8):1083-1097, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2014 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Structural optimization method towards synthesis of small scale flexure-based mobile grippers Lum, G. Z., Diller, E., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, :2339-2344, 2014 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Three-Dimensional Programmable Assembly by Untethered Magnetic Robotic Micro-Grippers Diller, E., Sitti, M. Advanced Functional Materials, 24:4397-4404, 2014 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Three-dimensional robotic manipulation and transport of micro-scale objects by a magnetically driven capillary micro-gripper Giltinan, J., Diller, E., Mayda, C., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, :2077-2082, 2014 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Bonding methods for modular micro-robotic assemblies Diller, E., Zhang, N., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on, :2588-2593, 2013 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Independent control of multiple magnetic microrobots in three dimensions Diller, E., Giltinan, J., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 32(5):614-631, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Micro-scale mobile robotics Diller, E., Sitti, M. Foundations and Trends in Robotics, 2(3):143-259, Now Publishers Incorporated, 2013 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Modular micro-robotic assembly through magnetic actuation and thermal bonding Diller, E., Zhang, N., Sitti, M. Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics, 8(3-4):121-131, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Two-dimensional magnetic micro-module reconfigurations based on inter-modular interactions Miyashita, S., Diller, E., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 32(5):591-613, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2013 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Control of multiple heterogeneous magnetic microrobots in two dimensions on nonspecialized surfaces Diller, E., Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 28(1):172-182, IEEE, 2012 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Magnetic hysteresis for multi-state addressable magnetic microrobotic control Diller, E., Miyashita, S., Sitti, M. In Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, :2325-2331, 2012 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Remotely addressable magnetic composite micropumps Diller, E., Miyashita, S., Sitti, M. Rsc Advances, 2(9):3850-3856, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Two-dimensional autonomous microparticle manipulation strategies for magnetic microrobots in fluidic environments Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Diller, E., Sitti, M. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 28(2):467-477, IEEE, 2012 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Assembly and disassembly of magnetic mobile micro-robots towards deterministic 2-D reconfigurable micro-systems Diller, E., Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 30(14):1667-1680, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, 2011 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Control methodologies for a heterogeneous group of untethered magnetic micro-robots Floyd, S., Diller, E., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 30(13):1553-1565, SAGE Publications, 2011 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Control of multiple heterogeneous magnetic micro-robots on non-specialized surfaces Diller, E., Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2011 IEEE International Conference on, :115-120, 2011 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Rotating magnetic micro-robots for versatile non-contact fluidic manipulation of micro-objects Diller, E., Ye, Z., Sitti, M. In Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, :1291-1296, 2011 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper Microparticle manipulation using multiple untethered magnetic micro-robots on an electrostatic surface Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. In Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, :528-533, 2009 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Modeling and experimental characterization of an untethered magnetic micro-robot Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 28(8):1077-1094, Sage Publications, 2009 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Multiple magnetic microrobot control using electrostatic anchoring Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M. Applied Physics Letters, 94(16):164108, AIP, 2009 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Two-dimensional contact and noncontact micromanipulation in liquid using an untethered mobile magnetic microrobot Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 25(6):1332-1342, IEEE, 2009 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Conference Paper An untethered magnetically actuated micro-robot capable of motion on arbitrary surfaces Floyd, S., Pawashe, C., Sitti, M. In Robotics and Automation, 2008. ICRA 2008. IEEE International Conference on, :419-424, 2008 () BibTeX

Physical Intelligence Article Dynamic modeling of stick slip motion in an untethered magnetic microrobot Pawashe, C., Floyd, S., Sitti, M. Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems IV, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008 () BibTeX