2009-08-26

Nanorobotics -- Manipulating at the Nanometer Scale

Clipped from: Nanorobotics

Nanorobotics

Nanorobotics is the technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the scale of a nanometre (10-9 metres).

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As no artificial non-biological nanorobots have so far been created, they remain a hypothetical concept at this time.

Another definition sometimes used is a robot which allows precision interactions with nanoscale objects, or can manipulate with nanoscale resolution.

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Also, macroscale robots or microrobots which can move with nanoscale precision can also be considered nanorobots..

Clipped from: NanoRobotics Laboratory

Gecko Hair Manufacturing
Synthetic Gecko Hair Fabrication for Dry Adhesion

Goal: Develop techniques for producing synthetic gecko foot hairs with nano/micro hair heirarchy. Refine these techniques into processes which will alow for cost effective mass production. Utilize the gecko hair material to create advanced ultra-mobile robots.

Wormbot
A modular robot for wall climbing.

TeleNano
Augmented Reality User Interface for Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM)

Goal
To develop a human-machine interface for atomic force microscope (AFM) based nano-scale manipulation. A haptic device lets the user control the position of the AFM-probe and relays measured forces to his fingertip. The user sees the topography of the nano-surface, including surface interactions, and probe positions in a realtime computer graphics environment.

Clipped from: Tiny Robots Get A Grip On Nanotubes

Tiny Robots Get A Grip On Nanotubes

ScienceDaily (Aug. 24, 2009) — How do you handle the tiny components needed for constructing nanoscale devices? A European consortium has built two microrobotic demonstrators that can automatically pick up and install carbon nanotubes thousands of times thinner than a human hair.

Clipped from: NanoHand Project

NanoHand is a European funded project, where leading researchers and industry collaborate to create the world’s first nanorobotic production system inside of a scanning electron microscope. Nanorobotics, controlled and even automated manipulation using nanoscale tools, manipulators and soldering techniques, will allow tiny carbon nanotubes to be placed as components anywhere in a circuit to replace ordinary components or to form altogether novel devices that could not be produced using conventional methods.

Clipped from: YouTube - NanoBits: towards a nanoassembly line

NanoBits: towards a nanoassembly line

Clipped from: YouTube - The Next Generation of Nanomanipulation

The Next Generation of Nanomanipulation

Clipped from: YouTube - NanoHand Micro-nano systems for automatic handling of nanoobjects

NanoHand Micro-nano systems for automatic handling of nanoobjects

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