In this project, we considered the world’s first really untethered microrobots that are driven by oscillating magnetic fields. The oscillations are converted into mechanical energy and rectified using a spring-mass impact system with friction, leading to stick-slip motion. I model this system using non-smooth multi-body dynamics and can explain several unintuitive… read more
Past Projects II
Intraocular Microrobots and Control Using Field Gradients
This project aimed at developing magnetic microrobotics for ophtalmic surgery. I was involved in developing the magnetic model for assembled-MEMS microrobots. The model is validated through FEM simulations and experiments, and captures the characteristics of complex 3-D structures. It allows us, for the first time, to consider full 6-DOF control of… read more
Assembling Reconfigurable Endoluminal Surgical (ARES) System
We were developing a modular robotic system that can be swallowed and will assemble inside the G.I. Tract for therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. ETH Zürich is one of four European universities participating in this project, led by Paolo Dario at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. My research involved the investigation of the self-assembly… read more