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ClearA Programmable Inchworm-Inspired Soft Robot Powered by a Rotating Magnetic Field
Researchers designed and fabricated an inchworm-inspired soft robot driven by a rotating magnetic field, demonstrating programmable locomotion through flexible structural deformation, with potential applications in miniaturized robotic systems for confined environments.
Recent Advances on Underwater Soft Robots
This paper describes advances in underwater soft robots made from flexible materials that can adapt to ocean environments. While not directly related to microplastics, these robots have potential applications in ocean monitoring and environmental cleanup. The review covers the materials, movement patterns, power systems, and sensing capabilities that could eventually help address marine plastic pollution.
Multimodal collective swimming of magnetically articulated modular nanocomposite robots
Researchers built small magnetic robots from carbon nanotube frameworks coated in a magnetic polymer composite, demonstrating that groups of these robots can swim cooperatively at high speed and generate water vortices capable of collecting and transporting floating microplastics — pointing toward collective robotic approaches for environmental cleanup.
Self-Propelled Janus Microdimer Swimmers under a Rotating Magnetic Field
Researchers designed self-propelling microscopic swimmers powered by rotating magnetic fields, with potential uses in medicine and environmental monitoring. While not directly about microplastics, this micro-robotics technology could eventually be applied to detecting or removing contaminants at the microscale.
Magneto Twister: Magneto Deformation of the Water–Air Interface by a Superhydrophobic Magnetic Nanoparticle Layer
Researchers developed a superhydrophobic magnetic nanoparticle colloid layer that floats stably at the water-air interface through water repulsion, buoyancy, and lateral capillarity, and demonstrated that it deforms proportionally into a twister-like conical shape under an external gradient magnetic field. This remote-controlled water interface manipulation system shows potential for applications in microfluidics and soft-material engineering.
Propulsion Mechanisms in Magnetic Microrobotics: From Single Microrobots to Swarms
This review examines the propulsion mechanisms of magnetic microrobots, from individual units to coordinated swarms, including their structural design and control methods. Researchers discuss how these tiny robots can be directed using external magnetic fields for tasks like targeted drug delivery and water purification. The technology has potential applications for environmental cleanup, including removing microplastics and other pollutants from water.
Reconfigurable Magnetic Liquid Metal Microrobots: A Regenerable Solution for the Capture and Removal of Micro/Nanoplastics
Scientists developed magnetically controlled liquid metal microrobots that can capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water. The tiny robots can change shape, be steered with magnets, and be regenerated for reuse, offering a potential new technology for cleaning plastic pollution from water sources before it reaches people.
Magnetically Driven Living Microrobot Swarms for Aquatic Micro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
Scientists developed tiny magnetically controlled bacterial microrobots that can swarm together to capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water. These living robots use natural swimming motion combined with magnetic guidance to collect plastic particles from various commercial products in aquatic environments. This innovative technology could lead to new ways of cleaning up microplastic pollution before it enters drinking water and the food chain.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
Researchers engineered magnetotactic bacteria-based microrobots capable of three-dimensional swarming motions guided by magnetic fields to capture micro- and nanoplastics from water. The living microrobots successfully captured plastics from commercial products including polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, and rubber microplastics, offering a bio-inspired cleanup strategy.
Magnetic Microrobot Swarms with Polymeric Hands Catching Bacteria and Microplastics in Water
Scientists developed tiny magnetic robots with polymer coatings that can swarm together and capture both bacteria and microplastics from water. The robots self-assemble into rotating formations when exposed to magnetic fields, effectively sweeping up contaminants as they move. This technology offers a promising new approach for cleaning microplastics from water supplies, which could help reduce human exposure to these pollutants.
Chlamydomonas-Inspired Water-Air Interface Mini-Robot with Intricate Tectonics, Programmable Locomotion, and Multifunctional Execution
Researchers developed a Chlamydomonas-inspired water-air interface mini-robot featuring programmable locomotion and multifunctional execution capabilities, using non-mechanical stimulus-responsive materials to address the challenge of operating across both aquatic and aerial environments in microrobotics.
Mussel Adhesive Protein-Assisted Magnetic Recovery of Microplastics from Aquatic Environments
Researchers developed a mussel adhesive protein-assisted magnetic recovery system for capturing and removing microplastics from aquatic environments, demonstrating that the bio-inspired magnetic coating enabled efficient MP binding and retrieval using external magnetic fields.
Locomotion of an untethered, worm-inspired soft robot driven by a shape-memory alloy skeleton
Researchers built a small untethered robot inspired by maggot locomotion, using a shape-memory alloy that contracts when heated to crawl forward without any attached power cables, and demonstrated it can carry cargo three times its own weight — a step toward miniature robots that could work in confined or inaccessible spaces.
Biohybrid Magnetically Driven Microrobots for Sustainable Removal of Micro/Nanoplastics from the Aquatic Environment
Researchers developed biohybrid microrobots by coating biological cells with magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, enabling them to capture and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water using magnetic steering. The microrobots effectively captured plastic particles through electrostatic interactions and could be collected with a magnet after use. The study presents an innovative and sustainable approach to cleaning up plastic pollution in aquatic environments.
3D nanofabricated soft microrobots with super-compliant picoforce springs as onboard sensors and actuators
Researchers developed tiny 3D-printed soft microrobots using an elastic, magnetic material that can sense forces as small as half a piconewton — roughly the weight of a single molecule — enabling the robots to grasp and manipulate individual biological cells with unprecedented precision for biomedical applications.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots with 3D swarming motion for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup guided by magnetic fields.
A Survey of Recent Developments in Magnetic Microrobots for Micro-/Nano-Manipulation
This survey reviews recent advances in tiny magnetically controlled robots designed for manipulating objects at the micro and nano scale, particularly in biomedical applications. Researchers found that these microrobots show promise for targeted drug delivery, cell manipulation, and minimally invasive surgery. While not directly about microplastics, the technology could eventually be applied to detecting or removing micro-scale pollutants from biological systems.
Hierarchically Structured Hydrogel Actuator for Microplastic Pollutant Detection and Removal
Researchers developed a smart hydrogel actuator that can both detect and physically remove microplastic compound pollutants from water using light-driven movement. The device integrates hierarchical polymer networks that enable it to sense contamination and autonomously collect microplastic particles. The study demonstrates a novel approach to addressing aquatic microplastic pollution through self-powered soft robotics that combine sensing and remediation in a single material.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Magnetically DrivenLiving Microrobot Swarms for AquaticMicro- and Nanoplastic Cleanup
This is a duplicate entry for the magnetically driven living microrobot study (same paper as ID 9516), describing bacterial microrobots for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic cleanup.
Shape-programmed 3D printed swimming microtori for the transport of passive and active agents
Researchers used nanoscale 3D printing to create microscopic ring-shaped swimmers (microtori) that can be magnetically controlled to switch between two swimming modes — one that collects and carries other tiny particles, and one that guides them along flow lines. These programmable microswimmers could eventually be used to transport materials or interact with cells in medical or environmental applications.