New webinar - Prof. Cédric Clévy, Pushing the limits of accuracy with tethered microrobotics: From assembling of hybrid nanophotonic circuits to characterizing of single plant fibers
Speaker:
Prof. Cédric Clévy
Professor at Universite de Franche Comte
Abstract:
In this talk, I will first present our recent research progresses on studying original robotic measurement principles and strategies to enable accurately controlled tasks to be carried out for the characterization, manipulation and assembly of microscale (i.e. sub-mm size) objects. The proposed methods especially include hybrid force-position control and open up new horizons for the human operator, as they provide suited tools enabling locally touching or deforming matter in a controlled and versatile way, well beyond his/her own dexterity limits. Positioning accuracy as small as few nanometers along multi-Degree-of-Freedom can be obtained which opens new avenues for many application fields such as for the assembly of hybrid nanophotonic circuits or for the characterization of microscale objects such as plant fibers for bio-based composites. The second part of the talk will introduce novel processes enabling the development of sub-millimeter size tethered robots, i.e. robots that embed their actuation, to achieve robotic tasks still with accuracy but in ultra-confined spaces such as in-situ microscopes or for biomedical applications.
Bio:
Cédric Clévy is a Professor at the University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France. He is currently the deputy head of the AS2M (Automatic Control and MicroMechatronic Systems) department at the FEMTO-ST Institute. His research interests are the design, modeling and control of novel robotic architectures and systems based on smart materials for the characterization, manipulation and assembly at micro and nanoscales. He received 4 carriers’ awards from the National Council of Universities in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2023. He is currently serving as Senior Editor for IEEE/ASME Trans. On Mechatronics, Associate Editor for IEEE Trans. on Autom Science and Eng., is a member of several steering committees and is also an active member of the IEEE/RAS technical committee for ”Micro/Nano Robotics and Automation”.
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New webinar - Prof. David J. Cappelleri, From MANiACs to Micro-Force Sensing Microrobots: Microrobots for Biomedical Applications
Speaker:
Prof. David J. Cappelleri
Professor and B.F.S. Schaefer Scholar in the School of Mechanical Engineering and Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy) at Purdue University, USA
Abstract:
The Multi-Scale Robotics & Automation Lab (MSRAL) at Purdue University performs cutting-edge research on robotic and automation systems at various length scales: macro-scale (cm to m), meso-scale (~100's of um to a few mm's), micro-scale (10's of um to 100's of um), and nano-scale (nm). All of the developed systems are designed to interact with the environment in unique ways. In this talk, I will discuss some recent MSRAL microrobotics projects on developing learned models for 2D micromanipulation tasks, different types of families of wireless mobile microrobots driven by external magnetic fields that we have developed over the years. These include the micro-scale tumbling microrobot (µTUM), magnetically aligned nanorods in alginate capsules microrobots (MANiACs), the micro-force sensing mobile microrobot (µFSMM), work on controlling teams of mobile microrobots, microscale Dual Locomotion Mode Multi-Functional Robots (μDMMFs), and Helical Adaptive Multi-material MicroRobots (HAMMRs) for advanced functionality.
Bio:
David J. Cappelleri is a Professor and B.F.S. Schaefer Scholar in the School of Mechanical Engineering and Professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering (by courtesy) at Purdue University. Prof. Cappelleri founded the Multi-Scale Robotics & Automation Lab (MSRAL) that performs cutting-edge research on robotic and automation systems at various length scales. His research interests include mobile microrobotics for biomedical and manufacturing applications, surgical robotics, automated manipulation and assembly, and unmanned aerial and ground robot design for agricultural applications. Prof. Cappelleri is currently co-leading a Purdue Engineering Initiative in Autonomous and Connected Systems and is the Purdue site director for the new NSF Engineering Research Center on the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag). Prof. Cappelleri has received various awards, such as the NSF CAREER Award, Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Assistant Professor Teaching Award, the Association for Lab Automation Young Scientist Award, and named the B.F.S. Schaefer Scholar in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University.
In case of questions, please contact aude.bolopion@cnrs.fr
New webinar - Prof. Tiantian Xu, Independent and cooperative control of multiple magnetic soft-film microrobots
Speaker:
Prof. Tiantian Xu
Associate Professor, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
Untethered, wirelessly controlled microrobots have a broad application prospects for the bioengineering due to their small scales. Multiple small-scale robots enable cooperation and increase the operating efficiency. However, independent control of multiple magnetic small-scale robots is a great challenge, because the robots receive identical control inputs from the same external magnetic field. We propose a novel strategy of completely decoupled independent control of magnetically actuated flexible swimming millirobots. The strategy is verified by experiments of independent position control of up to four millirobots and independent path following control of up to three millirobots with small errors. Then, we propose an adaptive leader-follower formation control of two magnetically actuated millirobots with heterogeneous magnetization and achieved an autonomous navigation in confined environments.
Bio:
Tiantian Xu is currently Professor in Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She received the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Ecole Centrale Paris, France, in 2010, and the Ph.D. degree at the Institute of Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISIR), University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France, in 2014. She worked for the Chinese University of Hong Kong as a postdoctoral fellow from 2014 to 2016. Her research interests are currently focused on design and control of magnetically actuated swimming microrobots. She has published over 20 IEEE Transactions papers, including TRO, T-cyber, TMECH, TASE, and etc. She has received the NSFC excellent young scholar in 2020, the best application paper award in IROS2019, and the Second Prize of Wu Wenjun Natural Science of Artificial Intelligence in 2021 as first author. She is associate editor for TRO, TASE and RAL.
Lab website: https://people.ucas.edu.cn/~xutiantian?language=en
Date and time:
Wednesday June 14th 2023, 8am UTC
link to the webinar: https://cnrs.zoom.us/j/99059185085?pwd=Rkk3K2lUdlhORDgwRy96bGppTkdTdz09