A thermal nanomotor is relatively easy to fabricate and regulate as it contains just a few or even no accessory devices. Since the double-wall carbon nanotube (CNT)-based rotary nanomotor was ...

The high-speed rotation and complex operational environment of rotating bladed disks make it difficult for traditional contact measurement techniques to achieve effective, non-interfering, and ...

Abstract: We have designed, fabricated, and tested a V-shaped torsion bar for use with a comb-driven micromirror. This torsion bar suppressed undesired sticking of the comb teeth, and enabled a large ...

Abstract: Fine needle deflection is a problem encountered during insertion into a soft tissue. Although an axial rotational insertion is an effective approach for minimizing this problem, needle ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Robotic micromanipulation, which involves robots handling tiny objects, has long been limited by the challenges of integrating rotational joints at microscopic scales. The ability ...

The first article in this series examined a pseudo-ideal gear reducer to demonstrate that free play between adjacent parts becomes lost motion Precision gear reducers typically exhibit less than 10 ...

This system changes the voltage applied to the elbow actuator to produce the required rotational motion and thus change the deflection angle of the forearm. For most of the assignment the Upper Arm is ...