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Externally controlled intermittent randomization enables complex navigation of multiple nanobots

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  • Rahul Goyal

    (Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
    Indian Institute of Science)

  • Jyotiprakash Behera

    (Indian Institute of Science
    Indian Institute of Science)

  • Pranay Mandal

    (Indian Institute of Science
    Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics)

  • Ambarish Ghosh

    (Indian Institute of Science
    Indian Institute of Science)

Abstract

Selective control of single untethered robots within a collection is trivial in macroscale robotics since it is possible to address and actuate individual entities using various communication schemes. This strategy does not work at reduced (sub-µm) length scales, where the global field cannot differentiate or control a single nanobot selectively from within a collection of indistinguishable objects. Here, we propose and demonstrate strategies where identical magnetic nanobots can be selectively and independently actuated using global control fields.

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  • Rahul Goyal & Jyotiprakash Behera & Pranay Mandal & Ambarish Ghosh, 2025. "Externally controlled intermittent randomization enables complex navigation of multiple nanobots," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58092-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58092-y
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