Abstract
Maturation of robotics research and advances in the miniaturization of machines have contributed to the development of microbots and enabled new technological possibilities and applications. Microbots have a wide range of applications, including the navigation of confined spaces, environmental monitoring, micro-assembly and manipulation of small objects, and in vivo micro-surgeries and drug delivery. Actuators are among the most critical components that define the performance of robots. A comprehensive review of the actuation mechanisms that have been employed in mobile microbots is provided, including piezoelectric, magnetic, electrostatic, thermal, acoustic, biological, chemical, and optical actuation, with a focus on the most recent development and methodologies.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 2300168 |
| Journal | Advanced Intelligent Systems |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Authors. Advanced Intelligent Systems published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Keywords
- acoustic actuator
- actuators
- biological actuator
- chemical actuator
- electrostatic actuator
- magnetic actuator
- microbotics
- optical actuator
- piezoelectric actuator
- thermal actuator
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Mechanical Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)