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Dominic R. Frutiger is a pioneering researcher in the field of microrobotics, with a particular focus on wireless actuation, untethered locomotion, and magnetic control systems for submillimeter-scale robots. His most significant contribution is the development of the MagMite — a groundbreaking microrobotic platform that leverages wireless resonant magnetic microactuation to simultaneously address the three central challenges of microrobotics: power supply, propulsion, and precise control. By enabling robots to harvest magnetic energy directly from their environment, Frutiger's work elegantly sidesteps the constraints of onboard power storage that have long limited miniaturized robotic systems. His most-cited paper, "Small, Fast, and Under Control: Wireless Resonant Magnetic Micro-agents" (2009), has accumulated over 200 citations, reflecting the widespread influence of this approach across robotics and engineering communities. Complementary publications on dynamic modeling, nonsmooth multibody dynamics, and biomanipulation demonstrate the breadth of his research agenda, extending applications into wet environments and even in vivo biomedical contexts. His work on 3D magnetic biomanipulation hints at transformative potential in minimally invasive medicine. Collectively, Frutiger's contributions have helped establish wireless magnetic microrobotics as a viable and rapidly advancing field, offering a robust foundation for future researchers pursuing autonomous microscale systems.