Electromagnetism offers several advantages for moving capillary surfaces, including energy efficiency, fast response, and device integrability. Here, we demonstrate electromagnetic control of a pinned-contact, coupled droplet system using aqueous ferrofluids. A time-varying magnetic field provides the necessary perturbation to toggle millimeter scale capillary switches. Furthermore, periodic magnetic fields can drive coupled droplets at resonant frequencies approaching 100 Hz using only 1 V by balancing capillary forces with liquid inertia. These addressable devices may find applications in adaptive optics, fluidic actuators, and read-write arrays.
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