This paper presents our work over the last decade in developing functional microrobotic\nsystems, which include wireless actuation of microrobots to traverse complex surfaces, addition of\nsensing capabilities, and independent actuation of swarms of microrobots. We will discuss our\nwork on the design, fabrication, and testing of a number of different mobile microrobots that\nare able to achieve these goals. These microrobots include the microscale magnetorestrictive\nasymmetric bimorph microrobot (microMAB), our first attempt at magnetic actuation in the microscale;\nthe microscale tumbling microrobot (microTUM), our microrobot capable of traversing complex surfaces\nin both wet and dry conditions; and the micro-force sensing magnetic microrobot (microFSMM), which is\ncapable of real-time micro-force sensing feedback to the user as well as intuitive wireless actuation.\nAdditionally, we will present our latest results on using local magnetic field actuation for independent\ncontrol of multiple microrobots in the same workspace for microassembly tasks.
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