Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) reveals excellent flexibility and adaptability in
miniaturization devices owing to its compact dimension, low power consumption, and fine …

Microengineering/nanoengineering is an emerging field that enables engineering and
scientific discoveries in the microworld. As an effective and powerful tool for automation and …

Programmable spatial light modulators have significantly advanced the configurable optical
trapping of particles. Typically, these devices are utilized in the Fourier plane of an optical …

Robots the size of several microns have numerous application in medicine, biology, and
manufacturing. However, simultaneous control of multiple robots at this scale is difficult since …

This paper proposes a new compliant gripper with integrated position and force sensors
dedicated to automated microassembly tasks. The uniqueness of the gripper is that it …

Cell rotation is one of the most important techniques for cell manipulation in modern
bioscience, as it not only permits cell observation from any arbitrary angle, but also simplifies …

In many cell surgery applications, cell must be oriented properly such that the microsurgery
tool can access the target components with minimum damage to the cell. In this paper, a …

Untethered microrobots possess a promising perspective for micromanipulation
applications. With specifically designed morphologies and structures, microrobots are able …

In this paper, we have developed an approach for independent autonomous navigation of
multiple microrobots under the influence of magnetic fields and validated it experimentally …

This paper presents a microforce-sensing mobile microrobot (μFSMM) for use in automated
micromanipulation tasks. The design consists of a planar vision-based microforce sensor …