Microstructure-Assisted Vision: Adding New Senses to Low-Power Devices

Abstract

Miniature mobile robots are emerging with new capabilities and skills. Insect-sized and soft robots are just a few inches in size but capable of a range of tasks. They can act as first responders to search for survivors in disaster debris, perform mining or agricultural foraging, and even move heavy objects to organize. When paired with autonomous navigation capabilities, they can enable a wide range of applications, including surveillance, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture and beyond.