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ArticleScience advances2026

Light-switchable swarming of biohybrid microrobots.

Víctor de la Asunción-Nadal, Casper Nisula, Carmen Cuntín-Abal, Robert Kobrin, Gloria Mendis, Jack Latella, Chuanrui Chen, Beatriz Jurado-Sánchez, Liangfang Zhang, Alberto Escarpa and 2 more

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Article in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Víctor de la Asunción-NadalAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6331-5219
Casper NisulaAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-6652-0622
Carmen Cuntín-AbalAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5713-0971
Robert KobrinAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2181-4076
Gloria MendisAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Jack LatellaAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0484-8246
Chuanrui ChenAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Beatriz Jurado-SánchezDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Alcala, E28802 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6584-1949
Liangfang ZhangAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0637-0654
Alberto EscarpaDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Alcala, E28802 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7302-0948
Anja BoisenDepartment of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-9918-6567
Joseph WangAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4921-9674

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controlling collective behavior in the microscale is essential for advancing autonomous robotic systems in complex environments. While biohybrid microrobotic swarms offer considerable promise for targeted therapeutic and remediation applications, their programmable assembly and collective behavior remain challenging. Here, we describe an attractive light-triggered approach for enabling reconfigurable swarming of biohybrid microrobots based on the green microalga

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Autonomous RobotsChlamydomonas reinhardtiiBandagesLightMicroalgaeSmart MaterialsSmart Materials

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PMID42102203
PMCPMC13155337

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