{"id":773,"date":"2026-06-17T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T07:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/materiaux\/?page_id=773"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:43:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:43:49","slug":"sam3-soft-active-matter-microrobots-for-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/materiaux\/en\/sam3-soft-active-matter-microrobots-for-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"SAM3 &#8211; Soft Active Matter Microrobots for Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 70.9949%;\">Coordinated by UMONS, the SAM3 project aims to explore the potential of soft active microrobots for less invasive medical interventions, particularly in narrow and sensitive areas of the human body. The approach is based on polymer materials that can adapt to their environment, respond to external stimuli, and be engineered at very small scales. The project will train doctoral candidates at the interface between materials science, microrobotics, and clinical needs.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.0051%;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-754\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-300x106.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-1536x545.png 1536w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-2048x726.png 2048w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-1600x568.png 1600w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-30x11.png 30w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-60x21.png 60w, https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/SAM3_LOGO_FINAL-360x128.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"highlighted-block\">\n<p>Beyond its scientific ambitions, SAM3 is also a training project. Twelve doctoral candidates will be recruited within the network and will benefit from interdisciplinary supervision combining materials science, microrobotics, engineering and medicine, with direct exposure to the needs of both the clinical and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Please find below the various job openings.<\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<div class=\"file-attachment\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"file-attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/1-SAM3-ESR1-electromechanics-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electromechanically responsive materials for tethered robotic and sensing functions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"file-attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/2-SAM3-ESR2-light-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light responsive materials for tethered robotic function<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"file-attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/3-SAM3-ESR3-magnetism-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnetic responsive materials for untethered robotic function<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"file-attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/4-SAM3-ESR4-grayscale-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grayscale 3D-printing for tailored sensory-motor control and multidirectional proprioception<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/5-SAM3-ESR5-magnetic-soft-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnetic ultra-soft untethered microrobots for the olfactory pathway transfer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/6-SAM3-ESR6-magnetic-untethered-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnetic untethered microrobots swarms for vortex-enabled biopsy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/7-SAM3-ESR7-bistability-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bistability and structural design actuated by soft active matter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/8-SAM3-ESR8-continuum-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sensing the continuum robot\u2019s interaction to the environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/9-SAM3-ESR9-catheter-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Development of microrobotic catheter equipped with grasping at the tip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/10-SAM3-ESR10-real-time-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real-time tracking of micro-robots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/11-SAM3-ESR11-phantoms-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anatomical phantoms and test environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/12-SAM3-ESR12-soft-robotics-full-job-description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design, synthesis, and nanoscale characterization of materials for soft robotics applications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h6>More information<\/h6>\n<p>Contact the project team via the following email address: <a href=\"mailto:SAM3@umons.ac.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAM3@umons.ac.be<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><em>The SAM3 project is funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme &#8211; Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN). Coordinated by UMONS, the consortium brings together the Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy (LENS, Italy), Scuola Superiore Sant\u2019Anna (Italy), Universit\u00e9 Marie et Louis Pasteur (France), Empa (Switzerland) and the University of Twente (the Netherlands).The network also involves several industrial partners, including start-ups and specialised companies, as well as clinical stakeholders such as Erasme Hospital (ULB) and Besan\u00e7on University Hospital Centre (CHRU). These partners will contribute in particular to the training of doctoral candidates through secondments and direct interactions with the needs of the medical and industrial sectors.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Coordinated by UMONS, the SAM3 project aims to explore the potential of soft active microrobots for less invasive medical interventions, particularly in narrow and sensitive areas of the human body. The approach is based on polymer materials that can adapt to their environment, respond to external stimuli, and be engineered at very small scales. 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