A scanning electron microscope (SEM) provides real-time imaging with nanometer
resolution and a large scanning area, which enables the development and integration of …

Modern genetics research has resulted in significant advances in cell in vitro microinjection
systems. Such systems provide biological and medical practitioners with high volume cell …

The design and control of a novel piezoelectric actuated compliant microgripper is studied in
this paper to achieve fast, precise, and robust micro grasping operations. First, the …

This paper presents the design and control of a novel gripper device with a passive type of
compliant constant-force mechanism. The function of constant-force output is achieved by …

This topical review discusses recent development and trends on scanning micromirrors for
biomedical applications. This also includes a biomedical micro robot for precise …

Microgrippers driven by piezoelectric actuators have been widely applied in various fields
demanding high accuracy. However, it is challenging to achieve a higher precision due to …

At the microscale, small inertia and high dynamics of microparts increase the complexity of
grasping, releasing, and positioning tasks. The difficulty increases especially because the …

This article presents the conceptual design of a novel compliant microelectromechanical
systems (MEMS)-based gripper with integrated electrothermal actuator and electrothermal …

This paper reports a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based microgripper,
integrating two-axis actuators and force sensors, for microscale compression and shear …

Force sensing and control are of paramount importance in robotic micromanipulation. A
contact force regulator capable of accurately applying mechanical stimuli to a live …