Magnetically Programmable Cuboids for 2D Locomotion and Collaborative Assembly

Louis William Rogowski,Anuruddha Bhattacharjee,Xiao Zhang,Gokhan Kararsiz,Henry C. Fu,Min Jun Kim,Louis William Rogowski,Anuruddha Bhattacharjee,Xiao Zhang,Gokhan Kararsiz,Henry C. Fu,Min Jun Kim

The modular assembly and actuation of 3D printed milliscale cuboid robots using a globally applied magnetic field is presented. Cuboids are composed of a rectangular resin shell embedded with two spherical permanent magnets that can independently align with any applied magnetic field. Placing cuboids within short distances of each other allows for modular assembly and disassembly by changing magne...