Research @ IRIS
Microrobotics is a field that combines the established theory and techniques of robotics with the exciting new tools provided by MEMS technology in order to create intelligent machines that operate at micron scales. IRIS research develops the tools and processes required to fabricate and assemble micron sized robots. Many of these systems are used for robotic exploration within biological domains, such as in the investigation of molecular structures, cellular systems, and complex organism behavior.
Nanorobotics is the study of robotics at the nanometer scale, and includes robots that are nanoscale in size and large robots capable of manipulating objects that have dimensions in the nanoscale range with nanometer resolution. Nanorobotic manipulation is an enabling technology for NEMS (NanoElectroMechanical Systems) and promising for nanorobots. NEMS with novel nanoscale materials and structures will enable many new nanosensors and nanoactuators.
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Die multidisziplinären Projekte des MSRL und seiner Partner zielen darauf ab das aktuelle Wissen und den Anwendungsbereich der Mikro- und Nanotechnologien zu erweitern. Unsere Forschungsaktivitäten liegen in facettenreichen Bereichen wie: Mikroroboter unterstützter Operationstechniken, magnetischer Manipulation von Mikro- und Nanorobotern, Mikro- und Nanofabrikation, Fortbewegungstechniken bei kleinen Reynoldszahlen, drahtlose Übertragung von Energie, Elektrostimulation von biologischen Materialien, sowie der Charakterisierung von Mirko- und Nanostrukturen.
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Past research at the MSRL has demonstrated a host of important results, and provided a foundation for the continued development of multiscale technologies. Salient accomplishments include the "OctoMag," an electromagnetic system for the 5-DOF wireless control of microscale robots, untethered helical microswimmers capable of efficient translation in low Reynolds number regimes, wireless resonant magentic microstructures that convert the energy of applied magnetic fields into motion, and a multitude of other projects.
