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Electroadhesive microgrippers

Gareth Monkman (Gareth Monkman is at Mechatronics Research Unit, Fachhochschule Regensburg, Fachbereich Elektrotechnik, Regensburg, Germany)

Industrial Robot

ISSN: 0143-991x

Article publication date: 1 August 2003

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Abstract

Describes the benefits of using electroadhesion when handling very delicate, polished and/or coated optical and electro‐optical microcomponents. Electroadhesion is a technique already familiar to those working in the semiconductor industry and is eminently suitable for the handling of microcomponents in air, gas or vacuum.

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Monkman, G. (2003), "Electroadhesive microgrippers", Industrial Robot, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 326-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910310479595

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