Dexterous robotic manipulation refers to the coordination of multiple fingers or manipulators grasp and manipulate a target object. In past decades, various achievements have been established in dexterous physical world. However, such ability is rarely found nano/micro manipulation, which mainly due difficulty developing actuators sensors at nano/micro-scale, as well dependence on properties ob...

Micro-contact printing (μCP) is a rapid, simple and well-established method of microscale biochemical patterning. However, there is a lack of inexpensive and accessible tools for accurately controlling contact during the printing process. In this paper, controlled μCP using hydraulic actuation is demonstrated. Complete printing systems, including a substrate placed at a calibrated height above ...

The design, modelling, fabrication and test of a device prototype, based on microcantilever capacitively connected to folded-end half-wave dipole antenna, which is remotely actuated by wireless power transfer (WPT) system are presented here. the coupled at antenna feeding point, work as new device, able harness radiated energy wirelessly transferred from an emitter directly excite mechanical vi...

The charging mechanism of electrostatically driven MEMS devices was investigated. This paper shows experimental results of (i) electrostatic discharge (ESD) experiments, (ii) charging mechanism modelling and (iii) Kelvin probe force microscopy tests. It highlighted dielectric failure signature occurred under ESD events and allowed understanding of the underlying breakdown mechanism. A further s...