Nat Commun March 2023 PMID 36882398

Self-folding soft-robotic chains with reconfigurable shapes and functionalities.

Hongri Gu, Marino Möckli, Claas Ehmke, Minsoo Kim, Matthias Wieland, Simon Moser, Clemens Bechinger, Quentin Boehler, Bradley J Nelson

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Abstract in brief

Magnetic continuum soft robots, like the MaSoChains, can navigate complex in vivo environments and perform minimally invasive surgeries by actively steering their tips with external magnetic fields.
These MaSoChains can self-fold into various stable shapes using elastic and magnetic energies, allowing them to assemble and disassemble repeatedly with different functionalities.
The design is compatible with advanced magnetic navigation systems and offers new possibilities for customizable, minimally invasive surgical tools that are difficult to achieve with current technologies.]

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Self-Folding Soft Robotics for Reconfigurable Minimally Invasive Surgeries

Magnetic continuum soft robots, like the MaSoChains, navigate complex in vivo environments and perform minimally invasive surgeries by actively steering their tips with external magnetic fields. They can self-fold into…

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