Coordinators
Prof. Quan Zhou
Research group leader at Robotic Instruments
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University
Postal address: P.O.Box 15500, 00076 AALTO, Finland
Visiting address: Maarintie 8, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Email: quan.zhou@aalto.fi
Telephone: +358 40 855 0311
URL: https://www.aalto.fi/en/robotinst
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Prof. Michael Gauthier
URL: https://www.femto-st.fr/en/femto-people/michaelgauthier
Join the Topic Group
How to participate in the Miniaturised Robotics activities?
The Miniaturised Robotics topic group provides a framework for encouraging and promoting research in the corresponding areas, and for tracking and disseminating new results. Its members regularly organize events such as workshops and tutorials, as well as special issues in major scientific journals.
All these activities seek to arouse the interest of other scientific communities, industry, and the public at large.
To join this consortium and participate in its activities, please contact one of the bellow-mentioned coordinators.
Introduction
Topic group "Miniaturised Robotics"
Miniaturised robotics, works on small scale robotic technologies, including robotic systems for manipulating micro- and nanoscale objects, and small-scale robots from millimetres to micrometres and beyond.
The subtopics include:
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actuation methods;
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manipulation methods;
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locomotion methods;
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automation and control;
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various measurement and characterization methods.
Different from many other types of robotic systems, miniaturised robotic systems are built upon a wide range of physical interaction principles beyond the normal physical contact methods: magnetic fields, optical fields, acoustic fields, electrical fields, just to name a few.
The applications of miniaturised robotics cover from industrial applications, e.g. assembly and integration of micro products, characterization of materials and surfaces, to healthcare and biomedicine, e.g. targeted drug delivery and cancer research.