Rendezvous and Docking of Magnetic Helical Microrobots Along Arc Orbits for Field-directed Assembly and Disassembly

Shuideng Wang,Zejie Yu,Chaojian Hou,Kun Wang,Lixin Dong,Shuideng Wang,Zejie Yu,Chaojian Hou,Kun Wang,Lixin Dong

Due to the limited cargo/functional element loading and other capabilities of individual microrobots, assembling them for locomotion and disassembling them as arriving at the target is more effective. An approach called rendezvous and docking is proposed in this paper to control the assembly and disassembly of helical microrobots actuated by a uniform rotating magnetic field. Docking is realized a...