Evolutionary design of magnetic soft continuum robots

Significance Magnetic soft continuum robots (MSCRs) capable of magnetic field–controllable steering offer great promise for the endovascular treatment cardiovascular diseases. However, existing MSCRs are often limited to small workspaces because lack efficient design and optimization tools. In this work, we introduce an evolutionary strategy by integrating theoretical modeling genetic algorithm. Enabled strategy, proposed MSCR achieves optimal workspace much larger than those state-of-the-art MSCRs. The also offers a potent tool future actuators.