NanoWalker: a fully autonomous highly integrated miniature robot for nanoscale measurements
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Author(s)
Martel, Sylvain
Madden, Peter
Sosnowski, Luke P.
Hunter, Ian
Lafontaine, Serge R.
Date Issued
June 1999
Journal
Proceedings of SPIE--the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
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SPIE
Citation
Martel, Sylvain M. et al. “NanoWalker: A Fully Autonomous Highly Integrated Miniature Robot for Nanoscale;” Ed. SPIE, 1999. 111–122. © 1999 SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering
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Abstract
The aim of this project is to develop the smallest and most sophisticated wireless fully autonomous instrumented robot capable of subatomic movements. The robot named 'NanoWalker' should bring a new paradigm in the way instruments are built while providing a sophisticated platform for a new range of applications. The project involves primarily the investigation of a new legged locomotion based on piezo-actuators with advanced micro-assembly techniques applied to complex embedded electronic systems; the development of new miniature instruments, micro-manipulators, integrated behavior for controlling, searching and scanning at the atomic scale; and the development of a subatomic navigation system. Besides all the new technologies and techniques that we intend to develop and which will be applicable to many areas and systems, the NanoWalker should provide a suitable yet more flexible and powerful platform compared to traditional macro-scaled instruments. It is anticipated that this new form of highly integrated autonomous microsystem will be used as the main building block for a new generation of measurement and inspection systems. In this paper, the main components of the NanoWalker are briefly described.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364292
