To power miniature mobile robots, the body structure must integrate actuators, sensing, wiring, an energy source, power converters, and computing. The system-level performance relies on the interplay among these complementary elements and the fabrication technologies that enable them. While new materials, fabrication, and bioinspired designs are enabling advancements toward insect-scale untethered and autonomous robots, challenges remain in achieving high power efficiency fast actuation and heterogeneous integration. This article overviews the state of the art, opportunities, and challenges covered in this issue of MRS Bulletin.

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为微型仿生机器人提供动力的材料挑战

为了给微型移动机器人提供动力，车身结构必须集成执行器、传感、接线、能源、电源转换器和计算。系统级性能依赖于这些互补元素之间的相互作用以及实现它们的制造技术。虽然新材料、制造和仿生设计正在推动昆虫规模的不受束缚和自主机器人的发展，但在实现高功率效率、快速驱动和异构集成方面仍然存在挑战。本文概述了本期MRS 公报中涵盖的最新技术、机遇和挑战。

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