🔬 University#47 Evanston, IL, United States· Est. 1989
Northwestern University — Center for Robotics & Biosystems
Pioneer in micro-scale medical robots. Northwestern's millirobot can navigate human vasculature and deliver targeted therapy. Leader in soft actuators and bio-inspired micro-machines.
micro-robotsmedical micro-robotssoft actuatorsbio-inspired design
Notable achievements
Milli-scale medical robots, sunlight-powered micro-robots, soft actuators, targeted drug delivery robots, Nature and Science publications.
Notable work
Medical millirobotsSunlight micro-robots
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
LOCOMOTION
Design of an Inchworm-Inspired Crawling Robot Based on Dielectric Elastomers.
Bao H, Niu Y, Qiao G +2 more
Bioinspiration & biomimetics · 2026
MANIPULATION
Hierarchical laser-programmed soft actuators for designing bionic robots with freeform morphing shapes.
Guo Y, Han M, Yang W +4 more
Science advances · 2026