Systems and methods for actuating downhole devices and enabling drilling workflows from the surface

A system for actuation of downhole devices, the system comprising:

• a first cylindrical pipe having one or more first materials attached to an outer surface of the first cylindrical pipe;
• a second cylindrical pipe co-axial with the first cylindrical pipe and having a diameter greater than the first cylindrical pipe, the second cylindrical pipe comprising one or more second materials disposed on an inner surface of the second cylindrical pipe, wherein the one or more first materials generate one or more signals when the one or more first materials come in contact with the one or more second materials, wherein the one or more first materials and the one or more second materials are of opposite polarity, and comprise a material that causes static electricity;
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• one or more downhole devices placed along a drill string inside a well for being activated, deactivated, or configured by the system for actuation of downhole devices.