Foundations of Robotics Seminar, August 20
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Nanorobotic Manipulation and Manufacturing Systems
Metin Sitti
3305 Newell-Simon
Hall
Refreshments 4:15 pm
Talk 4:30 pm
This presentetation would define and demonstrate research
activities in the nano-robotics area as one of the emerging nanotechnology
and robotics areas. Nano-robotics can be defined as a robotic
nano-gripper/tool controlled with (sub)nanometer accuracy to achieve a
task dominated with nano-scale physics and dynamics to manipulate or
manufacture nano-scale building blocks, structures and devices. The
nano-robot overall size could be at the macro-scale, down to milli- and
micro-meter scale while this talk would mainly focus on the macro- and
milli-scale nanorobots. Several examples of using atomic force microscope
probe as a nano-manipulator for 2-D particle assembly and as a
nano-indentor would be demonstrated. Challenges and issues of the
nano-robotic manipulation and assembly in the respects of control, speed,
applications, monitoring, etc. would be discussed, and alternative
solutions would be addressed. Then, the miniature Integrated Nano-Tool
Carrier robot concept with multiple collaborating miniature nano-robots
with various integrated nano-tools working in parallel for future
nano-manufacturing systems would be defined, and issues and applications
would be given. Finally, nano-manufacturing of biologically inspired novel
adhesive micro/nano-fibers would be demonstrated using nano-robotic,
nano-molding, and directed self-assembly techniques. These adhesives
would be utilized for constructing near-future miniature wall-climbing
search and rescue, space and surgical robots.
For appointments, please
contact Metin Sitti (msitti@andrew.cmu.edu).
The Robotics Institute is part of the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University.