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Colloidal robotics

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Albert Tianxiang Liu
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Marek Hempel
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Jing Yang
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Allan M. Brooks
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Ana Pervan
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Volodymyr B. Koman
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Ge Zhang
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Daichi Kozawa
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Sungyun Yang
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Daniel I. Goldman
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Marc Z. Miskin
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Andréa W. Richa
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Dana Randall
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Todd D. Murphey
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Tomás Palacios *
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Michael S. Strano *
DOI:10.1038/s41563-023-01589-ydelete
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Robots have components that work together to accomplish a task. Colloids are particles, usually less than 100 mu m, that are small enough that they do not settle out of solution. Colloidal robots are particles capable of functions such as sensing, computation, communication, locomotion and energy management that are all controlled by the particle itself. Their design and synthesis is an emerging area of interdisciplinary research drawing from materials science, colloid science, self-assembly, robophysics and control theory. Many colloidal robot systems approach synthetic versions of biological cells in autonomy and may find ultimate utility in bringing these specialized functions to previously inaccessible locations. This Perspective examines the emerging literature and highlights certain design principles and strategies towards the realization of colloidal robots. This Perspective provides an overview on the emergent field of colloidal robotics, discussing recent developments on colloidal and micrometre-sized particles that can perform functions such as sensing, communication, computation and motion.

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