Magnetic soft robots are notably beneficial for biomedical and industrial applications due to their shape programmability and reconfigurability. They exhibit safe interaction and biocompatibility. Current limitations exist in their capacity for real-time magnetization profile reprogramming, crucial for executing varied functions. A new method allows for in situ magnetization reprogramming, enabling magnetic unit rearrangement and diverse magnetization profiles. This method's versatility is illustrated through applications ranging from one-dimensional tubes to three-dimensional structures, facilitating navigation, cilia reprogramming, and cooperative management of instruments in a shared magnetic field.
Magnetic soft robots present substantial potential in biomedical applications and industrial tasks due to their programmable shapes, ability to reconfigure, safe interactions, and biocompatibility.
Despite advancements, the real-time reprogramming of magnetization profiles in magnetic soft robots remains problematic, limiting their ability to perform multiple functions efficiently.
We introduce a method for real-time, in situ magnetization reprogramming that facilitates the rearrangement and recombination of magnetic components, enabling diverse magnetization profiles.
The method showcases versatility across various scenarios, including navigating around objects, reprogramming cilia arrays, and managing multiple instruments under the same magnetic field.
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