Project description
Magnetically intelligent robots for internal medicine
Miniature robots offer transformative potential for medicine, reaching confined spaces for targeted drug delivery and minimally invasive surgery. While magnetic actuation allows for safe, non-invasive control, navigating the complex and unstructured environments of the human body remains a significant hurdle. Current robots often require external sensors to detect fluid flow or tissue softness, increasing system complexity. Supported by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions programme, the MIMMSR project is developing a ‘mechanically intelligent’ miniature soft robot that can autonomously adapt its gait to environmental changes under a single actuation input. This innovation reduces the need for external computation and paves the way for more reliable, autonomous robotic therapies in demanding biomedical applications.
Objective
Miniature robots are untethered devices capable of reaching confined spaces inaccessible to conventional robots, offering transformative potential for biomedical applications such as minimally invasive surgery, targeted drug delivery, and localised therapies. Magnetic actuation is particularly well-suited for in vivo use due to its safe tissue penetration, non-invasive control, and high dexterity. However, navigating complex, unstructured biological environments remains challenging, as current multimodal locomotion strategies rely on external sensing, which cannot capture essential non-geometric cues like fluid flow or surface softness. This project aims to develop a mechanically intelligent magnetic miniature soft robot capable of autonomously switching gaits under a single actuation input. By embedding intelligence into its magnetisation profile, geometry, and surface properties, the robot will respond adaptively to environmental changes without external sensors or computation. This approach promises enhanced autonomy, reduced system complexity, and improved reliability, advancing the capabilities of miniature robotics for demanding biomedical applications
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- medical and health sciences clinical medicine surgery
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
- natural sciences mathematics pure mathematics geometry
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering robotics
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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United Kingdom
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