Method, robot, and system for probing one or more properties of a material

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for probing one or more properties of a material (10) at a probing spot (14) at the surface (12) of the material (10) by an untethered robot (20), the robot (20) comprising a shape changeable member (30) actuatable by temporally and/or spatially variable magnetic fields. Further, the invention relates to a robot for probing one or more properties of a material (10) at a probing spot (14) at the surface (12) of the material (10), wherein the robot (20) is untethered and comprises a shape changeable member (30) actuatable by temporally and/or spatially variable magnetic fields, wherein the robot (20) comprises two footpads (22) arranged at opposite ends of the shape changeable member (30), and the robot (20) further comprises an adhesive probing patch (50) arranged along the shape changeable member (30) between the two footpads (22). Additionally, the invention relates to a system (100) for probing one or more properties of a material (10) at a probing spot (14) at the surface (12) of the material (10), comprising a magnetic actuation system (110), an imaging system (120), a data analyzing system (130), and a robot (20).

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