An agglutinate magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into millirobots for biomedical applications

• DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abc8191
• Publication Date: 2020-11-19T00:20:38Z
• Authors: Xiong Yang; Wanfeng Shang; Haojian Lu; Yanting Liu; Liu Yang; Rong Tan; Xinyu Wu; Yajing Shen
• Keywords: Aerosols; Male; 0301 basic medicine; Surface Properties; Magnetic Phenomena; Stomach; Hemodynamics; Adhesiveness; Equipment Design; Robotics; Capsule Endoscopy; Catheterization; Magnetics; Motion; 03 medical and health sciences; Drug Delivery Systems; Gastric Mucosa; Animals; Humans; Microtechnology; Rabbits

Millirobots with magnetically drivable surfaces display a range of locomotive abilities and programmable behavior.