The capability of noninvasive and precise micromanipulation of sensitive, living cells is
necessary for understanding their underlying biological processes. Optical tweezers (OT) is …

In this paper, we introduce an indirect pushing based technique for automated
micromanipulation of biological cells. In indirect pushing, an optically trapped glass bead …

This paper reviews the state of the art of untethered, wirelessly actuated and controlled
micro-robots. Research for such tools is being increasingly pursued to provide solutions for …

In this paper, we present a physics-aware, planning approach for automated transport of
cells in an optical tweezers-assisted microfluidic chamber. The approach can be used for …

The effect of Brownian motion on maneuvering of micro-objects in a fluid medium is one of
the fundamental differences between micro-manipulation and robotic manipulators in the …

In existing control techniques for optical tweezers, a target particle is directly trapped and
manipulated by a single laser beam. However, a typical force generated by an optical trap is …

While various techniques have been developed for manipulation of biological cells or micro-
objects using optical tweezers, the performance and feasibility of these techniques are …

The challenge to wide application of optical tweezers in biological micromanipulation is the
photodamage caused by high-intensity laser exposure to the manipulated living systems …

While many physical robot systems are able to work cooperatively with humans to perform
numerous tasks, existing optical cell manipulation systems can only perform either manual …

Studying collective migration of cells is currently of considerable interest in biology and
medicine leading to possibility of novel diagnosis and treatments. Some cells are highly …