Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for controlling the shape, subdivision, recombination, movement and object manipulation of ferrofluid material in addition to pumping fluids with ferrofluid material using external electromagnetic fields are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for controlling the shape, subdivision, recombination, movement and object manipulation of ferrofluid material in addition to pumping fluids with ferrofluid material using external electromagnetic fields are disclosed herein.

Abstract: Tunable electronic units and associated systems, as well as methods for tuning characteristic properties of soft electronic units (e.g., inductance, capacitance, and resistance) and fabricating soft tunable planar inductors, axial inductors, capacitors, and resistors, are provided. Disclosed systems and methods enable standardized tuning of different types of soft electronic units (e.g., including a soft inductor, capacitor, and resistor, etc.), and enable remote tuning while maintaining a tuned value without expending power. In certain embodiments, electrical properties of the soft electronic units are tuned using a mobile component (e.g., ferrofluid and iron powder) dragged with a permanent magnet inside a soft fluidic channel. This may be used for applications and devices which need to be soft and flexible, such as implantable electronics, wearable devices, and skin electronics.

Abstract: An electromagnetically actuated robotic device comprises electromagnetic coils, a charge storage element, at least one processor, a plurality of electrically conductive paths, optionally in combination with sensor(s), all arranged in, and/or on, an elastomeric body structure. Shape, gait, and/or electrical properties shape of a robotic device may be altered by selective actuation of one or more electromagnetic coils. Methods for fabricating and using such devices are also provided.

Abstract: Tunable electronic units and associated systems, as well as methods for tuning characteristic properties of soft electronic units (e.g., inductance, capacitance, and resistance) and fabricating soft tunable planar inductors, axial inductors, capacitors, and resistors, are provided. Disclosed systems and methods enable standardized tuning of different types of soft electronic units (e.g., including a soft inductor, capacitor, and resistor, etc.), and enable remote tuning while maintaining a tuned value without expending power. In certain embodiments, electrical properties of the soft electronic units are tuned using a mobile component (e.g., ferrofluid and iron powder) dragged with a permanent magnet inside a soft fluidic channel. This may be used for applications and devices which need to be soft and flexible, such as implantable electronics, wearable devices, and skin electronics.