Bioinspired ultrasound-driven ultrafast soft microgripper

By Chengxi Zhong, Vincent Winderol, Khemraj Gautam Kshetri, Cornel Dillinger, Tommaso Bianchi, Zhan Shi, Song Liu, Justus Schnermann, Raphael Wittkowski, Nitesh Nama,

and Daniel Ahmed

🔬 New Research on Ultrasound-Driven Soft Microrobotics

A recent study explores how soft materials interact with ultrasound at the microscale through the development of a bio-inspired soft hydrogel microgripper actuated acoustically.

The developed microgripper demonstrates:

🔹 Ultrafast actuation (~2 ms)

🔹 Precise handling of delicate microscale objects

🔹 Programmable deformation and motion through acoustic control

🔹 A soft, wire-free design suitable for sensitive environments

Beyond advancing the understanding of acoustic-soft matter interactions, this work highlights the potential of acoustically actuated soft systems for applications in microrobotics, targeted drug delivery, and lab-on-a-chip technologies.

This research contributes to the broader exploration of how acoustics and soft materials can be combined to develop next-generation biomedical and microscale technologies.

Read the full article here: https://zenodo.org/records/20375267