Abstract:In this paper, we introduce the SerpenBot, a microrobot smaller than 1mm in size, powered by laser energy, and designed to operate in dry environments. The microrobot achieves locomotion on a Si substrate by selective coupling of laser energy between two legs that move the robot forward and steer it. The laser energy coupling mechanism is achieved by selective energy-time irradiation of the microrobot’s body and legs to initiate the gait. Complex multi-physics models developed in our past work are simplified t… Show more
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