Title
Stress-driven MEMS assembly + electrostatic forces = 1mm diameter robot
Abstract
As the size of the modules in a self-reconfiguring modular robotic system shrinks and the number of modules increases, the flexibility of the system as a whole increases. In this paper, we describe the manufacturing methods and mechanisms for a 1 millimeter diameter module which can be manufactured en masse. The module is the first step towards realizing the basic unit of claytronics, a modular robotic system designed to scale to millions of units.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1109/IROS.2009.5354049
IROS
Keywords
Field
DocType
diameter robot,self-reconfiguring modular robotic system,manufacturing method,basic unit,electrostatic force,stress-driven mems assembly,whole increase,millimeter diameter module,modules increase,modular robotic system,system design,cmos integrated circuits,nearest neighbor,electrostatics,robots,electrodes,silicon,force,torque,functional requirement,mass production,claytronics
Robotic systems,Claytronics,Torque,Microelectromechanical systems,Computer science,Mechanical engineering,Millimeter,Control engineering,CMOS,Modular design,Robot
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
13
1.09
1
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mustafa Emre Karagozler116711.60
Seth Copen Goldstein21951232.71
J. Robert Reid3131.09