Untethered Microrobotic Arm with Visual-Feedback Manipulation

TÜBİTAK 1001 2014 – 2018 · Principal Investigator

The project designed, fabricated, and tested an untethered micro-robotic arm with closed-loop visual-feedback control for high-precision micro-manipulation.

The system advanced the state of the art in passive-diamagnetic-levitation micro-robotics, coupling levitated end-effectors with computer-vision tracking to deliver sub-cellular positioning accuracy. Validation experiments demonstrated reliable manipulation in fluidic environments at scales relevant to cellular biology and lab-on-chip diagnostics.

Outputs include refereed journal publications and registered patents that underpin ASIL’s continuing research line on cellular and lab-on-chip manipulation. The platform serves as a foundation technology for downstream projects on cell-stiffness measurement, single-cell transfer, and microfluidic wound modelling.

Funder: TÜBİTAK 1001 — Programme for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects. Project period: 2014–2018.