Cody R. Longwell
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Cody R. Longwell is a pioneering researcher in bioinspired micro-robotics, with a focus on developing ultra-lightweight, untethered swimming robots for biomedical and environmental applications. His major contributions center on the design and control of the FRISSHBot (Fish-&-Ribbon–Inspired Small Swimming Harmonic roBot), a 59-milligram swimmer that mimics the propulsion mechanisms of aquatic organisms. Longwell’s most cited work, “Feedback Control of a Single-Tail Bioinspired 59-mg Swimmer” (2025, 2 citations), introduces a steerable version of this robot, driven by a novel shape-memory alloy (SMA)-based bimorph actuator. This breakthrough enables two-dimensional control in a sub-gram platform, addressing critical challenges in microscale locomotion and maneuverability. By integrating feedback control with bioinspired design, Longwell has advanced the feasibility of deploying tiny swimmers for targeted drug delivery, environmental monitoring, or minimally invasive surgery. His work stands out for achieving unprecedented control authority at the milligram scale, where traditional actuators and sensors are impractical. Longwell’s research not only pushes the boundaries of micro-robotics but also demonstrates how biological principles can solve engineering constraints in size, weight, and power.
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- 1Feedback Control of a Single-Tail Bioinspired 59-mg Swimmer2 citations · 2025