FRR: Programmable soft microrobots with amoeboid locomotion within porous microenvironment — NSF Award to University of Wisconsin-
This Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) project pioneers a new class of magnetic soft microrobots capable of locomotion within confined and porous environments, such as biological tissues. Existing microrobots primarily rely on swimming-based propulsion, which becomes ineffective in densely packed, wall-confined e
| Award title | FRR: Programmable soft microrobots with amoeboid locomotion within porous microenvironment |
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| Award ID | 2505842 |
| Awardee | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| City | MADISON |
| State | WI |
| Amount obligated | $420,000 |
| Principal investigator | Yunus Alapan |
| Program | FRR-Foundationl Rsrch Robotics |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | This Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) project pioneers a new class of magnetic soft microrobots capable of locomotion within confined and porous environments, such as biological tissues. Existing microrobots primarily rely on swimming-based propulsion, which becomes ineffective in densely packed, wall-confined environments. In contrast, most mammalian cells migrate through tissues by dramatically altering their shape, a strategy this project seeks to replicate using soft materials with ma |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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