Miniature Robotics
Mesoscale robots; bio-inspired sensing, actuation, and locomotion; cell manipulation (optical, AFM based, and micro fluidics); and micro and nano manipulation (optical and magnetic).
Stories / December 9, 2021
Alum Nitin Sanket wins Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation...
Stories / July 15, 2020
Microrobots soon could be seeing better, say UMD faculty in...
Stories / August 21, 2018
These are tiny robots. And they are awesome.
Stories / January 22, 2015
Sarah Bergbreiter gives TED Talk on microrobotics
Stories / August 10, 2014
Students present final projects for 2014 NSF Microrobotics REU
Stories / December 23, 2013
Sarah Bergbreiter wins PECASE Award
Stories / June 7, 2013
IEEE Spectrum website features quadruped microrobot
Stories / August 10, 2012
Miniature Robotics REU students give final presentations
Stories / June 4, 2012
ISR welcomes 10 REU microbotics students for the summer
Miniature Robotics Playlist
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Bug-sized robotic wonders -
Bridge Bot -
Magnetically actuated quadruped microrobot -
Optical Hand -
As fast as their tiny "bot" legs will carry them! -
Direct-drive miniature quadruped robot—UMD Microrobotics Laboratory -
Enhancing Range of Transport in Optical Tweezers Assisted Microfluidic Chambers -
Indirect Pushing Based Automated Micromanipulation of Biological Cells Using Optical Tweezers -
Automated Indirect Manipulation of Irregular Shaped Cells With Optical Tweezers -
TinyTeRPs - Tiny Terrestrial Robotic Platforms -
TinyTeRPsV1.m4v -
Real-Time Path Planning for Coordinated Transport of Multiple Particles Using Optical Tweezers -
Automated Gripper Synthesis for Indirect Manipulation of Cells Using Optical Tweezers -
Jumping Robots: Resistor Kick at 600FPS -
Inchworm Mobile Robot -
Mobile crab robot multimaterial polymer prototype fabrication -
Multi-material polymer prototyping for sub-cm mobile robots
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