Small, fast, and under control: Wireless resonant magnetic micro-agents

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 613-636

  Frutiger, Dominic R ^a   Vollmers, Karl ^a   Kratochvil, Bradley E ^a   Nelson, Bradley J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

MagMite; Micromanipulation; Microrobot; Multi agent.; Wireless resonant magnetic micro actuator; WRMMa

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES; COOPERATIVE TASKS; DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; DRY AND WET CONDITIONS; EARTH MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC ENERGIES; MAGNETIC PROPULSION; MECHANICAL FORCE; MICRO MANIPULATION; MICRO ROBOTS; MICRO-OBJECTS; MICRO-SCALES; MULTI-AGENT; NANOGRAMS; OSCILLATING FIELDS; POWER SUPPLY; PROPULSION METHODS; PROTOTYPE DEVICES; ROBOCUP; SUBMILLIMETERS; TOTAL MASS;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROACTUATORS; MICROMANIPULATORS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROPULSION; ROBOTS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 77951138462     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364909353351     Document Type: Conference Paper

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