Microscale and nanoscale robotics systems [Grand challenges of robotics]

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-60

  Sitti, Metin ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Directed self assembly; Micro nanomanipulation; Micro nanorobotics; Miniature mobile robotics

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MANIPULATORS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROROBOTICS; MINIATURE MOBILE ROBOTICS; NANOMANIPULATION;

NANOROBOTICS;

EID: 34147147591     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2007.339606     Document Type: Article

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