The cold truth about robotics research in the United Kingdom as a Caribbean woman.

From St. Lucia to the United Kingdom, my PhD journey highlights minorities' challenges in academia and the need to foster diverse talent.

External Steering of Vine Robots via Magnetic Actuation.

This article explores the concept of external magnetic control for vine robots to enable their high curvature steering and navigation for use in endoluminal applications. Vine robots, inspired by natural growth and locomotion strategies, present unique shape adaptation capabilities that allow passive deformation around obstacles. However, without additional steering mechanisms, they lack the ability to actively select the desired direction of growth.