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=The MINIMAN project=
 
=The MINIMAN project=
The EU-Esprit Project No. 33915 [http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.simpledocumentlucene&HD_ID=4018443&CFID=1640495&CFTOKEN=15518729 Miniaturised robot for micro manipulation] was carried out between Oct 1998 and Jan 2002.
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The EU-Esprit Project No. 33915 [http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_RCN=2306861 Miniaturised robot for micro manipulation] was carried out between Oct 1998 and Jan 2002.
 
==Objective==
 
==Objective==
 
The goal of the MINIMAN project was to develop smart microrobot with 5 degrees of freedom and a size of a few cubic cm, capable of moving and manipulating by the use of tube-shaped and multilayered piezoactuators.
 
The goal of the MINIMAN project was to develop smart microrobot with 5 degrees of freedom and a size of a few cubic cm, capable of moving and manipulating by the use of tube-shaped and multilayered piezoactuators.
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* grasping, moving and sorting of biological cells under a water-resistant optical lens.
 
* grasping, moving and sorting of biological cells under a water-resistant optical lens.
  
The project is finished and you can '''[http://wwwipr.ira.uka.de/~microbot/miniman/results/Miniman-PublicFinalReport-print.pdf download the report here]''' ([http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/Miniman-PublicFinalReport-print.pdf mirror]).
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The project is finished and you can '''[http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/Miniman-PublicFinalReport-print.pdf download the report here]'''.
  
 
==Partners==
 
==Partners==
Members from ''[http://www.angstrom.uu.se/materials/ Uppsala]'', ''[http://www.ibmt.fhg.de/ St. Ingbert]'', ''[http://www-mitech.sssup.it/ Pisa]'', ''[http://www.ub.es/ Barcelona]'', '''[http://microrobotics.ira.uka.de/ Karlsruhe]''' (project-leader), and ''[[MMVL|Sheffield]]'' have participated in this project. The task of the [[MMVL|Sheffield team]] was to develop computer vision software.
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Members from ''[http://www.mst.material.uu.se/ Uppsala]'', ''[http://www.ibmt.fhg.de/ St. Ingbert]'', ''[http://www-mitech.sssup.it/ Pisa]'', ''[http://www.ub.es/ Barcelona]'', '''[http://microrobotics.ira.uka.de/ Karlsruhe]''' (project-leader), and ''[[MMVL|Sheffield]]'' have participated in this project. The task of the [[MMVL|Sheffield team]] was to develop computer vision software.
  
 
Furthermore [http://www.research.philips.com/ Philips Research (PRLE)] from Eindhoven and [http://www.kammrath-weiss.de/ Kammrath & Weiss GmbH (K&W)] from Dortmund were involved as industrial partners.
 
Furthermore [http://www.research.philips.com/ Philips Research (PRLE)] from Eindhoven and [http://www.kammrath-weiss.de/ Kammrath & Weiss GmbH (K&W)] from Dortmund were involved as industrial partners.
  
 
=See Also=
 
=See Also=
* [[Micron]]
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* [[MiCRoN]]
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* [[Nanorobotics]]
  
 
=External Links=
 
=External Links=
 
* [http://microrobotics.ira.uka.de/ IPR microrobotics Wiki]
 
* [http://microrobotics.ira.uka.de/ IPR microrobotics Wiki]
 
* [http://www.shu.ac.uk/mmvl/research/past-projects/research-past-MINIMAN.html Official MMVL Miniman page]
 
* [http://www.shu.ac.uk/mmvl/research/past-projects/research-past-MINIMAN.html Official MMVL Miniman page]
* [http://wwwipr.ira.uka.de/~microbot/miniman/results/Miniman-PublicFinalReport-screen.pdf Miniman public final report]
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* [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/Miniman-PublicFinalReport-print.pdf Miniman public final report]
 
* [http://wwwipr.ira.uka.de/~microbot/microrobs.html Prototypes]
 
* [http://wwwipr.ira.uka.de/~microbot/microrobs.html Prototypes]
  
 
[[Category:Projects]]
 
[[Category:Projects]]
 
[[Category:Miniman|*Miniman]]
 
[[Category:Miniman|*Miniman]]

Latest revision as of 12:05, 27 July 2009

Miniman III robot with 5 degrees-of-freedom gripper
Miniman III-2 robot with force-feedback gripper
Miniman 3 manipulating objects under a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

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[edit] The MINIMAN project

The EU-Esprit Project No. 33915 Miniaturised robot for micro manipulation was carried out between Oct 1998 and Jan 2002.

[edit] Objective

The goal of the MINIMAN project was to develop smart microrobot with 5 degrees of freedom and a size of a few cubic cm, capable of moving and manipulating by the use of tube-shaped and multilayered piezoactuators.

  • handling and assembly of micromechanical parts under a light microscope,
  • handling and assembly of micromechanical parts in the vacuum chamber of a scanning electron microscope,
  • grasping, moving and sorting of biological cells under a water-resistant optical lens.

The project is finished and you can download the report here.

[edit] Partners

Members from Uppsala, St. Ingbert, Pisa, Barcelona, Karlsruhe (project-leader), and Sheffield have participated in this project. The task of the Sheffield team was to develop computer vision software.

Furthermore Philips Research (PRLE) from Eindhoven and Kammrath & Weiss GmbH (K&W) from Dortmund were involved as industrial partners.

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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