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Untethered small-scale magnetic soft robot with programmable magnetization and integrated multifunctional modules, Science Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 25, eabn8932, 2022. [Link]
New Scientist: Robot made of sticky tape and metal powder could crawl on your organs
CUHK: CUHK devises small-scale “origami” soft robots with integrated multifunctional modules
Autonomous environment-adaptive microrobot swarm navigation enabled by deep learning-based real-time distribution planning, Nature Machine Intelligence, Vol. 4, 480-493, 2022. [Link]
CUHK In Focus: AI technology navigates microrobot swarm in complex environments inside human body
CUHK in Touch: “Bee” Microrobots can Swarm Autonomously Inside You
Reconfigurable Magnetic Slime Robot: Deformation, Adaptability, and Multifunction, Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 32, Issue 26, 2112508, 2022. [Link]
BBC Science: Researchers in Hong Kong create "soft robot" made of magnetic slime
BBC newsaround: Scientists have developed a magnetic slime robot!
New Scientist: Robot made of magnetic slime could grab objects inside your body
Bloomberg: This Slime Robot Could Operate in Your Body
SCMP: Magnetic-slime robot created by Hong Kong researchers
BBC News 中文: 香港中文大学的研究人员发明了一种“软机器人”，由含有磁性颗粒的黏液制成，可以使用外部磁铁进行操控。
HK01: 中大「史萊姆」鬼口水機械人 可進入人體取物 冀兩年內活體實驗
Real-Time Ultrasound Doppler Tracking and Autonomous Navigation of a Miniature Helical Robot for Accelerating Thrombolysis in Dynamic Blood Flow, ACS Nano, Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2022. [Link]
New Scientist: Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages
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Endoscopy-assisted magnetic navigation of biohybrid soft microrobots with rapid endoluminal delivery and imaging, Science Robotics, Vol. 6, Issue 52, eabd2813, 2021. [Link]
Nature Website: A healthier future with miniature robots
Nature Spotlight: Biomedical engineering in China
TVB: 中大研發微型醫療機械人 能深入狹窄腔道治消化道疾病
Ultrasound Doppler-guided real-time navigation of a magnetic microswarm for active endovascular delivery, Science Advances, Vol. 7, no. 9, eabe5914, 2021. [Link]
The Standard: New strategy to control and track micro robotic swarms: CUHK
東方日報: 中大成功在人體血管內定位微型機械人 盼用於微創手術
Environmentally Adaptive Shape-Morphing Microrobots for Localized Cancer Cell Treatment, ACS Nano, Vol. 15, Issue 11, 18048-18059, 2021. [Link]
American Chemical Society: Shape-morphing microrobots deliver drugs to cancer cells (video)
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An automated microrobotic platform for rapid detection of C. diff toxins, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 67, Issue 9, 1517-1527, 2020. (featured article) . [Link]
BioSpectrum: CUHK designs novel microrobotic diagnostic system for infectious pathogens
Lab and Life Scientist: Microrobotic detection system diagnoses infectious pathogens
BioWorld: CUHK develops rapid microrobotic diagnostic system for multiple pathogens
The Standard: Speedy Virus Detector on the way
東方日報: 微型機械人測病毒平快準 中大研發 冀擴應用至新冠
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Active generation and magnetic actuation of microrobotic swarms in bio-fluids, Nature Communications, Vol. 10, 5631, 2019. [Link]
CUHK CPR: In Your Blood or Guts, Microrobots will Swarm to Defend
Mimicking the structure and function of ant bridge in reconfigurable microswarm for electronic applications, ACS Nano, Vol. 13, Issue 5, 5999-6007, 2019. [Link]
C&EN: Swarming nanoparticles bridge gaps in electronic circuits
Chemistry World: Magnetite microswarm repairs circuit by mimicking bridge-building ants
Real-time tracking of fluorescent magnetic spore–based microrobots for remote detection of C. diff toxins, Science Advances, Vol. 5, no. 1, eaau9650, 2019. [Link]
明報: 微型機械人糞中「游走」 15分鐘驗菌 「難辨梭菌」感染個案增 助及早斷症
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Ultra-extensible ribbon-like magnetic microswarm, Nature Communications, Vol. 9, 3260, 2018. [Link]
Nature News: Making a microscopic swarm move through a maze
Nature News and Comment Facebook page
CNN news: Hong Kong scientists develop new 'nano-swarm' robots
CNet: Nanobots can now swarm like fish to perform complex medical tasks
The Standard: CUHK 'transformer robot' offers hope for stroke patients
明報: 中大研變形納米機械人 粒子組成送藥大軍 盼助醫腦中風
星島日報: 中大研發 「變形納米機械人」 為缺血性中風患者攜帶藥物
Enhanced removal of toxic heavy metals using swarming biohybrid adsorbents, Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 52, 1806340, 2018. [Link]
New Scientist: Microbots made from mushroom spores could clean polluted water
CUHK: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Holds 85th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees
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Multifunctional biohybrid magnetite microrobots for imaging-guided therapy, Science Robotics, Vol. 2, Issue 12, eaaq1155, 2017. [Link]
Nature: Miniature medical robots step out from sci-fi
Science News: This robot made of algae can swim through your body—thanks to magnets
CUHK: CUHK and ETH Zurich Forge an Alliance on Innovative Technologies for Gastrointestinal Diseases
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Fabrication and Characterization of Magnetic Microrobots for Three-dimensional Cell Culture and Targeted Transportation, Advanced Materials, Vol. 25, 5863-5868, 2013. [Link]
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Selective Trapping and Manipulation of Microscale Objects Using Mobile Microvortices, Nano Letters, Vol. 12, 156-160, 2012. [Link]
Nature, Research Highlights, Nanotechnology - Swirls move tiny objects, Vol. 480, 294, 2011
Artificial Bacterial Flagella: Fabrication and Magnetic Control, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 94, 064107, 2009. [Link]
Nature, News and Views, Miniature devices: Voyage of the microrobots, Vol. 458, 1121-1122, 2009
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Anomalous Coiling of SiGe/Si and SiGe/Si/Cr Helical Nanobelts, Nano Letters, Vol. 6, 1311-1317, 2006. [Link]
Science magazine. Editor's Choice: All Wound Up, Science, Vol. 312, 2006, 1719