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Arianna Menciassi
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy
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Perception of interventional and diagnostic tools at smaller scales
Abstract: The evolution of surgical and interventional procedures, along with the development of new devices and robots, has introduced new challenges regarding control, interaction, and feedback modalities. Current surgical and interventional tools, including robots, vary in their level of autonomy. The haptic feedback from teleoperated surgical robots is a recent improvement, with thousands of robotic surgeons being trained to rely solely on visual information from the surgical environment. Shrinking the size of medical robots presents new challenges in control. While real-time imaging is the dominant method for control (with ultrasound as a typical example), other feedback modalities could be developed by considering physical scaling laws and opening new avenues in perception modalities.
David J. Cappelleri
Purdue University, USA
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Microforce sensing for Mobile Microrobots
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Microforce sensing for Mobile Microrobots
Abstract: The ability to sense and/or control micro-scale forces in real-time allows for safe biomanipulation of cells and other biological tissue constructs. To do so with an untethered mobile microrobot opens up additional opportunities not possible with traditional tethered systems. In this talk, I will discuss the evolution of and recent work with our micro-force sensing mobile microrobots for such in vitro biomedical applications.
Domenico Prattichizzo
Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
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Jeremy D. Brown
Johns Hopkins University, USA
Talk title: Haptic Feedback for Vision-Deficient Millirobot Telemanipulation
Talk title: Haptic Feedback for Vision-Deficient Millirobot Telemanipulation
Abstract: Teleoperation of magnetically actuated millirobots presents significant challenges due to non-traditional kinematics, limited imaging capabilities, and the difficulty of precise force estimation at small scales. These limitations are particularly critical in medical applications, where accurate navigation and delicate manipulation are essential. Haptic feedback can mitigate these challenges by enhancing user perception and control in visually deficient conditions. This presentation will present findings from a user study that demonstrate the potential of haptic feedback to improve telemanipulation effectiveness, offering insights into future strategies for optimizing millirobot control in complex surgical environments.
Claudio Pacchierotti and Marco Ferro
CNRS-IRISA, Rennes, France
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Haptic Shared Control of small-scale magnetic robots
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Haptic Shared Control of small-scale magnetic robots
Abstract: Microrobotics offers unprecedented possibilities for minimally invasive interventions and microassembly, yet precise control of microscale agents remains a fundamental challenge. In this talk, I will present recent advancements in haptic shared control strategies for magnetic microrobots, focusing on the integration of human expertise with optimal autonomous behaviors.
Dominic Jones
University of Leeds, UK
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Exploring different levels of autonomy in magnetic flexible robots
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Exploring different levels of autonomy in magnetic flexible robots
Javier Garcia
Houston University, USA
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Small-scale control: what works in simulation and what works in the lab
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Small-scale control: what works in simulation and what works in the lab
Abstract: Long ago a wit explained “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” There are many models and methods for controlling robots at the small scale. Some of them work well in theory. A smaller set of these work in practice. This does not prevent tiny robots from being useful, because there are advantages at the small scale. Among these I will explore how our community has employed judicious sensing to close control loops, and control methods that exploit large numbers of tiny robots.
Simone Schürle-Finke
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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Design, fabrication, and control of biohybrid and bioinspired microrobots for drug delivery
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Design, fabrication, and control of biohybrid and bioinspired microrobots for drug delivery
Abstract: Targeted drug delivery to diseased sites remains a major biomedical challenge due to complex physiological barriers. Magnetic microrobots offer a promising solution by enabling remote navigation of therapeutic agents. In this talk, I will present recent developments from my group in the design, fabrication, and control of biohybrid and bioinspired microrobots for enhanced drug delivery applications. Specifically, I will discuss torque-based actuation strategies using rotating magnetic fields to guide microrobots with high magnetic anisotropy, achieved through shape and material optimization. We explore a biohybrid approach that combines bacterial chemotaxis with magnetic steering for tumor targeting, as well as synthetic bacteria-inspired microrobots fabricated via microfluidics with embedded magnetic supradomains. These microrobots demonstrate efficient navigation and improved drug transport in in vitro and in vivo models. By addressing scalability, control, and targeting efficiency, these technologies may contribute to the clinical translation of microrobotics in minimally invasive therapies
Azadeh Ansari
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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MEMS Sensor Integration for Small-scale Underwater Swimming Robots
Abstract: The next decade of space exploration will focus on Ocean Worlds – especially Enceladus, and Europa, where subsurface oceans lie beneath kilometer thick layers of ice. This liquid aquatic environment is the most likely location beyond Earth for existance of life. NASA is developing multiple ocean-access mission concepts, to access the ice-ocean interface. Our team at Georgia Tech, together with the Jet Propulsion Lab are developing small scale robot swarms that are equipped with sensors to map these ocean worlds and search for signs of life.
In this talk, I will present our work on the development of miniaturized ocean composition sensors, using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology, integrated on centimeter-scale swimming robots. The micro-swimmers are deployed individually or as a swarm from a robot mothercraft. This enables active sampling of ocean water beyond the reach of the mothercraft robot, and allows for temporal and spatial mapping of the ocean by measuring parameters such as salinity, pH, pressure, temperature and chemistry.
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