Emergent microrobotic oscillators via asymmetry-induced order

Jing Fan Yang; Thomas A. Berrueta; Allan M. Brooks; Albert Tianxiang Liu; Ge Zhang; David Gonzalez-Medrano; Sungyun Yang; Volodymyr B. Koman; Pavel Chvykov; Lexy N. LeMar; Marc Z. Miskin; Todd D. Murphey; Michael S. Strano

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33396-5

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Emergent microrobotic oscillators via asymmetry-induced order

Jing Fan Yang,
Thomas A. Berrueta,
Allan M. Brooks,
Albert Tianxiang Liu,
Ge Zhang,
David Gonzalez-Medrano,
Sungyun Yang,
Volodymyr B. Koman,
Pavel Chvykov,
Lexy N. LeMar,
Marc Z. Miskin,
Todd D. Murphey,
Michael S. Strano

Affiliations

Jing Fan Yang: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thomas A. Berrueta: Center for Robotics and Biosystems, Northwestern University
Allan M. Brooks: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Albert Tianxiang Liu: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ge Zhang: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Gonzalez-Medrano: Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Sungyun Yang: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Volodymyr B. Koman: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pavel Chvykov: Physics of Living Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lexy N. LeMar: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marc Z. Miskin: Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Todd D. Murphey: Center for Robotics and Biosystems, Northwestern University
Michael S. Strano: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33396-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Spontaneous low-frequency oscillations, which are a feature of biological systems, are challenging to engineer into microrobotic systems. The authors discover a mechanism for asymmetry-induced order and realise electrical and mechanical oscillations in a particle collective to power a microrobotic arm.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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