#controllability

Macrophages and other immune cells are the natural frontline immune warriors of our body, defending the body against invading pathogens and cancer cells. Yet despite their innate “combat” capabilities, precisely directing and activating these cells in vivo has remained challenging. In recent years, the emergence of bio-microrobots has shown great potential to convert these “natural soldiers” into…

Over the years, working with a multitude of customers on a wide variety of projects, one lesson we have learned is: A well-defined problem is already half of the solution. Highly complex systems require thousands or hundreds of thousands of variables in order to describe their state at any time. Systems need to be controlled. This requires sensors to measure some of those variables. While not…