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Microtweezer
Caption:
This is a microtweezer made of silicon. Microtweezers are used to pick up small objects of interest during scientific research. The tweezer body can be attached to any of a wide selection of available tips. The purpose of this particular design is to grip microgears 100 microns in diameter (the diameter of an average human hair) and install them on micro machines being assembled by micro robots. For further information about micromachines, visit the MEMS Precision Instruments website, http://www.memspi.com.
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Credit: |
Credit MEMS Precision Instruments (http://www.memspi.com) |
Year of Image: |
2000 |
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Categories:
ENGINEERING / Mechanical
Formats Available:
Restrictions:
No additional restrictions--beyond NSF's general restrictions--have been placed on this image. For a list of general restrictions that apply to this and all images in the NSF Image Library, see the section "Conditions".
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