Measurement and control in micro-nano robotics and automation system

There are many products available in micro and nano application markets and also research and development projects going around the world in the field of micro and nano robotics and automation systems. In this talk, some salient aspects from the macro to the micro and the nano world are first overviewed in the robotics and automation systems. Then it will be shown that the micro and nano manipulation technology plays important roles of measurement and control in the micro and nano robotics and automation systems for many fields. The basic technologies are fabrication, instrument and assembly in the micro and nano world, using MEMS and NEMS technologies with robotic manipulation technology. Some examples are the nano laboratory based on the nano robotic manipulation to deal with nano materials such as carbon nanotube and wire, nano sensor and actuator and others from the system viewpoint. The bio system and life science are also promising areas: There are many applications to the bio-medical areas, such as the medical robots and simulators, bio systems applications. Finally the concept of the “System Cell Engineering” is shown for an example of measurement and control in the micro and nano world.