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Micro and Nano Robotics

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Costanza Armanini
Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
2
Yoonho Kim
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
Shihao Zhong
Beijing Institute of Technology
4
Wanyuan Li
Jinan University
5
Yao Zhao
Chengdu University of Technology
6
Anna Jančík Procházková
National Institute for Materials Science
7
Ziheng Chen
Shanghai University
8
Hyeonuk Na
Seoul National University
9
Jianyun Xiong
NeoPhotonics (United States)
10
Zichen Xu
University of Macau

Papers

1
Paired Interactions of Magnetic Millirobots in Confined Spaces Through Data-Driven Disturbance Rejection Control Under Global Input
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics|2025
27 cit.
2
Publication in Advanced Materials (2024) [22 citations, W4399890304]
Advanced Materials|2024
22 cit.
3
Soft robotics for farm to fork: applications in agriculture & farming
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics|2024
20 cit.
4
Bubble-Inspired Multifunctional Magnetic Microrobots for Integrated Multidimensional Targeted Biosensing
Nano Letters|2024
13 cit.
5
Reconfigurable robust microrobot collectives with large force output enabled by gradient magnetic fields
Science Advances|2025
6 cit.
6
Adaptive Shared Cascade Navigation Control of Magnetic Microrobots in Unstructured Dynamic Environments
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics|2026
5 cit.
7
Publication in Advanced Materials (2025) [3 citations, W4413029272]
Advanced Materials|2025
3 cit.
8
Publication in Advanced Functional Materials (2026) [3 citations, W7118183464]
Advanced Functional Materials|2026
3 cit.
9
Bubbles Acting as Micro End‐Effectors for Dexterous Manipulation and Sensing in Aqueous Environment
Advanced Intelligent Systems|2024
1 cit.
10
Publication in Advanced Intelligent Systems (2025) [1 citation, W4415176205]
Advanced Intelligent Systems|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Xing Ma
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
2
Jinyao Tang
University of Hong Kong
3
Ruike Renee Zhao
Stanford University
4
Yingfeng Tu
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
5
Beatriz Jurado‐Sánchez
Universidad de Alcalá
6
Samantha J. Paulsen
Rice University
7
Daniel C. Corbett
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
8
Mariana Medina‐Sánchez
Ikerbasque
9
Juliane Simmchen
University of Strathclyde
10
Samuel Sánchez
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

Papers

1
Soft robotic origami crawler
Science Advances|2022
421 cit.
2
Spinning-enabled wireless amphibious origami millirobot
Nature Communications|2022
268 cit.
3
Three-dimensional flexible electronics using solidified liquid metal with regulated plasticity
Nature Electronics|2023
239 cit.
4
Liquid Crystal Elastomer–Liquid Metal Composite: Ultrafast, Untethered, and Programmable Actuation by Induction Heating
Advanced Materials|2023
111 cit.
5
Magnetic Nanorobots as Maneuverable Immunoassay Probes for Automated and Efficient Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
ACS Nano|2022
105 cit.
6
NIR‐Actuated Ferroptosis Nanomotor for Enhanced Tumor Penetration and Therapy
Advanced Materials|2024
104 cit.
7
Photochromism from wavelength-selective colloidal phase segregation
Nature|2023
101 cit.
8
Deep Learning-Accelerated Designs of Tunable Magneto-Mechanical Metamaterials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|2022
94 cit.
9
Arthritic Microenvironment Actuated Nanomotors for Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
Advanced Science|2022
92 cit.
10
Recent Progress of Micro/Nanorobots for Cell Delivery and Manipulation
Advanced Functional Materials|2022
89 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Joseph Wang
University of California San Diego
2
Metin Sitti
Koç University
3
Bradley J. Nelson
ETH Zurich
4
Li Zhang
Chongqing University of Technology
5
Oliver G. Schmidt
Chemnitz University of Technology
6
Raymond E. Goldstein
University of Cambridge
7
Ayusman Sen
Pennsylvania State University
8
Robert J. Wood
Harvard University
9
Martin Pumera
Brno University of Technology
10
Liangfang Zhang
University of California San Diego

Papers

1
Erythrocyte membrane-camouflaged polymeric nanoparticles as a biomimetic delivery platform
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2011
2.4k cit.
2
Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion
Nature|2018
2.3k cit.
3
An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots
Nature|2016
2.1k cit.
4
Nanoparticle biointerfacing by platelet membrane cloaking
Nature|2015
1.8k cit.
5
Micro/nanorobots for biomedicine: Delivery, surgery, sensing, and detoxification
Science Robotics|2017
1.5k cit.
6
Cancer Cell Membrane-Coated Nanoparticles for Anticancer Vaccination and Drug Delivery
Nano Letters|2014
1.5k cit.
7
Solubilization of Carbon Nanotubes by Nafion toward the Preparation of Amperometric Biosensors
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2003
1.4k cit.
8
Graphene-based nanomaterials for energy storage
Energy & Environmental Science|2010
1.3k cit.
9
Graphene for electrochemical sensing and biosensing
TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry|2010
1.2k cit.
10
Artificial bacterial flagella: Fabrication and magnetic control
Applied Physics Letters|2009
1.2k cit.

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