Robotic Fiber

Robotic fibers are miniaturized, remotely controlled devices designed to improve precision and access in various applications. Current research focuses on enhancing their actuation mechanisms (e.g., hybrid electrothermal and tendon-driven systems), developing sophisticated control algorithms for precise manipulation (including collision avoidance in dense arrays), and integrating them with imaging techniques for real-time feedback. These advancements are significantly impacting fields like astronomy (improving multi-object spectrographs), medicine (enabling minimally invasive surgeries such as cervical and laryngeal procedures), and manufacturing (automating quality control in composite material production).