Carpenter ants possess the characteristics of division of labor, communication between individuals, cooperation, and the ability to solve problems. Inspired by the carpenter ant, we designed electromagnetically controlled ant millirobots that can move, clamp, and work cooperatively. The robot can receive power wirelessly to actuate its ionic polymer-metal composite gripper. Further, two robots can be controlled to manipulate small components individually or cooperatively. Dual-robot manipulation is found to take 76.7% of the time required for single-robot manipulation. The results show that complicated manipulation can be performed by robots that are multifunctional and flexible by utilizing electromagnetic actuation, intelligent materials, and wireless power transmission.

中文翻译：

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蚂蚁机器人的目标夹紧和协同运动控制。

木蚂蚁具有分工，个人之间的交流，合作和解决问题的能力。受木匠蚂蚁的启发，我们设计了电磁控制的蚂蚁小机器人，可以协同移动，夹紧和工作。机器人可以无线接收电力，以启动其离子聚合物-金属复合夹具。此外，可以控制两个机器人以单独或协同操作小型组件。发现双机器人操纵占单机器人操纵所需时间的76.7％。结果表明，利用电磁驱动，智能材料和无线电力传输，多功能灵活的机器人可以执行复杂的操作。