This paper provides a review of techniques and technology relevant to the field of micro-
devices assembly (MDA). MDA is an emerging domain of importance which is expected to …

There have been recent developments in grippers that are based on capillary force and
condensed water droplets. These are used for manipulating micro-sized objects. Recently …

The trend toward miniaturisation of the last decade has caused a real revolution in the
manufacturing of many products and systems in several fields, trying to reduce volume and …

As a robot's tasks become increasingly diverse, an end-effector's ability to grasp the widest
possible range of object shapes and sizes will be paramount. In previous work, we …

In this letter, we describe a novel capillary force gripper with two nozzles for the
manipulation of complex-shaped micro-objects. These nozzles rapidly form constant-volume …

In manipulating and assembly tasks, the gripper plays a fundamental role. Tasks at the
microscale are particularly challenging due to the possible effect of unwanted stiction. Many …

The paper focuses on the study of strategies and tools to handle miniaturized components in
the electronic industry. In particular, the paper presents an innovative device and method to …

In the micro-manipulation field, the adoption of vision-based strategies can suitably support
the motion system in easily performing precise manipulation operations. In this context, the …

This paper gives an overview of the field of clamping and gripping principles from the
viewpoint of sample fixturing for dimensional metrology for microobjects. The requirements …

The miniaturization of an increasing number of complex hybrid micro-products is currently
leading the development of several micro-components to manipulate and assemble …