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Piezoelectric Grippers for Mobile Micromanipulation

Abondance, Tristan  
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Jayaram, Kaushik
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Jafferis, Noah T.
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July 1, 2020
Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters

The ability to efficiently and precisely manipulate objects in inaccessible environments is becoming an essential requirement for many applications of mobile robots, particularly at small sizes. Here, we propose and implement a mobile micromanipulation solution using a piezoelectric microgripper integrated into a dexterous robot, HAMR (the Harvard Ambulatory MicroRobot), that has a size of approximately 4.5 cm by 4 cm by 2.3 cm and a maximum payload of approximately 3 g. Our 100 mg miniature gripper is composed of recurve piezoelectric actuators that produce parallel jaw motions (stroke of 236 +/- 32 mu m at 200 V) while providing high gripping forces (blocked force of 0.575 N at 200 V), making it effective for micromanipulation applications with tiny objects. Using this gripper, we successfully demonstrated a grasping and lifting task with an object of 1.3 g and thickness of 250 mu m at an operating voltage of 100 V. Finally, by taking advantage of the locomotion capabilities ofHAMR, wedemonstrate mobile manipulation by changing the position and orientation of small objects weighing up to 2.8 g controlled by the movement of the robot. We expect that the addition of this novel manipulation capability will increase the effectiveness of such miniature robots for accomplishing real-world tasks.

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DOI
10.1109/LRA.2020.2997317
Web of Science ID

WOS:000543054800004

Author(s)
Abondance, Tristan  
Jayaram, Kaushik
Jafferis, Noah T.
Shum, Jennifer
Wood, Robert J.
Date Issued

2020-07-01

Published in
Ieee Robotics And Automation Letters
Volume

5

Issue

3

Start page

4407

End page

4414

Subjects

Robotics

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Robotics

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grippers and other end-effectors

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micro/nano robot

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mobile manipulation

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grasping

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piezoelectric actuators

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micro manipulation

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recurve actuator

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insect

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design

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