Chytra Pawashe
Papers
14
Total Citations
1,351
H-Index
11
About
Chytra Pawashe is a pioneering researcher in the field of small-scale robotics, with a particular focus on magnetically actuated microrobots and their applications in manipulation, bio/soft robotics, and reconfigurable micro-systems. Working at the intersection of robotics, materials science, and applied magnetics, Pawashe has made foundational contributions to the design, modeling, and wireless control of untethered magnetic microrobots operating at sub-millimeter scales. Among her most influential work is the development and characterization of the Mag-µBot — a neodymium-iron-boron microrobot measuring just 250 × 130 × 100 µm³ — capable of locomotion on arbitrary surfaces, underwater micromanipulation, and speeds exceeding 8 mm/s (316 and 168 citations). Her innovative use of electrostatic anchoring to achieve independent control of multiple microrobots in shared magnetic fields addressed a critical challenge in the field (135 citations). She also advanced reconfigurable micro-systems through modular magnetic assemblies, and her 2020 review of magnetic actuation methods in bio/soft robotics has become a widely cited reference (333 citations). With over 1,300 cumulative citations, Pawashe's work has significantly shaped modern microrobotics research and continues to inspire new directions in minimally invasive medicine and microscale automation.
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Top Papers
- 1Magnetic Actuation Methods in Bio/Soft Robotics333 citations · 2020
- 2Modeling and Experimental Characterization of an Untethered Magnetic Micro-Robot316 citations · 2009
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- 4Multiple magnetic microrobot control using electrostatic anchoring135 citations · 2009
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