Miniature Robot with Micro Capillary Capturing Probe for Surface Clearing Operation

Hisayuki Aoyama; Futoshi Iwata; Jisuke Fukaya; Akira Sasaki

doi:10.20965/jrm.1995.p0488

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JRM Vol.7 No.6 pp. 488-492

doi: 10.20965/jrm.1995.p0488

(1995)

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Miniature Robot with Micro Capillary Capturing Probe for Surface Clearing Operation

Hisayuki Aoyama, Futoshi Iwata, Jisuke Fukaya and Akira Sasaki

Division of Intelligent Instrument and Information Integration, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1, Johoku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 432 Japan

Received:

November 4, 1995

Accepted:

November 20, 1995

Published:

December 20, 1995

Keywords:

Micro capillary probe, Miniature robot, Precise operation, Dynamic water drop, Capturing action

Abstract

In this report, a micro capillary capturing probe based on the surface tension of water is described. This probe is composed of a capillary of glass, small solenoids, and a micro magnetic piston. The quick reciprocating motion of the magnetic piston which is accelerated by solenoids current can push and pull the water in the capillary. At the end of the capillary, the water drop can grow to reach the small object on the surface, contain it with the help of surface tension, and retract into the capillary. The basic principle and design will be discussed, and the experimental results of capturing small objects will be demonstrated. We successfully implement this active probe into our miniature precise robot for surface clearing operation.

Cite this article as:

H. Aoyama, F. Iwata, J. Fukaya, and A. Sasaki, “Miniature Robot with Micro Capillary Capturing Probe for Surface Clearing Operation,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.7, No.6, pp. 488-492, 1995.

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