Odd Microswimmer

TL;DR

This paper introduces a model of a thermally driven microswimmer composed of three spheres connected by springs with odd elasticity, showing that odd elasticity induces directional movement.

Contribution

The study presents a novel microswimmer model incorporating odd elasticity, revealing its role in enabling directed locomotion at microscopic scales.

Findings

Odd elasticity causes directional movement.

The model demonstrates thermally driven locomotion.

Potential applications in microscale robotics.

Abstract

We propose a model for a thermally driven microswimmer in which three spheres are connected by two springs with odd elasticity. We demonstrate that the presence of odd elasticity leads to the directional locomotion of the stochastic microswimmer.