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 …

Material selection is a critical factor that affects the performance of devices and parts on a
microscale. Glass is a candidate material for micro applications as it possesses notable …

Although robotic micromanipulation using microtweezers has been widely explored, the
current manipulation throughput hardly exceeds one operation per second. Increasing the …

BACKGROUND: Further development of advanced therapeutic endoscopic techniques and
natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) requires a powerful flexible …

Flexure-joint-based continuum robots are used in a variety of engineering applications, such
as minimally invasive surgery and space exploration. However, some highly flexible joints …

Optical spectroscopy and imaging techniques play important roles in many fields such as
disease diagnosis, biological study, information technology, optical science, and materials …

Safe manipulation of soft tissue in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) is a
challenging task for surgeons. The conventional solution is to introduce tactile sensors to …

This paper presents a new concept flexure hinge for MEMS applications and reveals how to
design, construct, and experimentally test. This hinge combines a curved beam, as a flexible …

This paper reports on the mechanical properties of fused silica flexures manufactured by a
two-step process combining femtosecond lasers exposure below the ablation threshold and …

Mechanical testing of materials at the microscales is challenging. It requires delicate
procedures not only for producing and handling the specimen to be tested, but also for …