Robotic grinding is considered as an alternative towards the efficient and intelligent
machining of complex components by virtue of its flexibility, intelligence and cost efficiency …

Coordination polymers and metal–organic frameworks are now at the forefront of materials
science due to their abundant structural variability and facile functional tunability …

Robotic belt grinding has emerged as a finishing process in recent years for machining
components with high surface finish and flexibility. The surface machining consistency …

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 …

Microgripper is an important tool in high precision micromanipulation task, which directly
affects the quality and efficiency of micromanipulation. This paper presents the design and …

An atlas of 98 microgrippers that recently appeared in Literature is herein presented by
using four different forms:(a) a restyled layout of the original mechanical structure,(b) its …

Robot-assisted microsurgery (RAMS) has many benefits compared to traditional
microsurgery. Microsurgical platforms with advanced control strategies, high-quality micro …

This paper presents a novel compliant parallel XY micromotion stage driven by piezoelectric
actuators (PZT). With the purpose to obtain complete kinematic decoupling and good …

Micromanipulation is a hot topic due to its enabling role in various research fields. In order to
perform a high precision operation at a small scale, compliant mechanisms have been …

Self-sensing technique consists of using an actuator as a sensor at the same time. This is
possible for most actuators with physically reversible principle such as piezoelectric …