Advanced Robotics and Mechatronic Systems

Abstract

A challenge is presented with a large mechatronic problem to be solved in a semester time frame. Students form teams and are given a task using our mobile robotic platforms. These tasks are open-ended and require skills of creativity, teamwork, organization, and firm theoretical and practical backgrounds for the students to succeed. The lecture culminates in a competition between the teams.

Objective

This lecture exposes students to these challenges by presenting them with a large mechatronic problem to be solved in a semester time frame.

Content

Microrobotics is the study of robotics at the micron scale, and includes robots that are microscale in size and large robots capable of manipulating objects that have dimensions in the microscale range. This course provides an overview of microfabrication processes used to produce micro-scale robots and will cover topics related to microactuators, microsensors, and modeling at these scales. The course will also investigate micromanipulation technologies, including the assembly of micron-sized parts, the manipulation of biological cells, and the types of robots used to perform these types of tasks.

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