The following research themes are active at MagLev Microrobotics Lab (E5 building, MME dept.), directed by Dr. Khamesee:

• Design, implementation, and control of magnetically levitated microrobots

 

• Design of floating MEMS-robots for micromanipulation!
MEMS structure floating robots are designed and fabricated to perform various tasks remotely.

                Pick-and-place of object using our levitated micro-robot !!

 

• Drug delivery and microsurgery in the human body using magnetically driven capsule-robots
 

 

• Development of micro energy harvesters

our micro harvesters can be made in various sizes for specific outputs.

 

• Remote-Controlled Disposable Microrobot to Implement Toxicity-Type Laboratory Experiments: This research aims at developing a novel technology to remotely manipulate biohazardous materials and specimens during implementation of a laboratory experiment using wireless microrobots.
 

• Cost-effective Prosthetic Leg (structural design, sensory system, and controller)

 

• Non-Destructive Testing using integrated electromagnetic field and eddy current
 

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The effect of induced eddy current on the magnetic field that can be detected by our proposed sensor. a) homogeneous material, b) non homogeneous (or cracks) material.

 

• Development of a Novel Electromagnetic Damper for Automotive Suspension

In most dampers, the energy is converted into heat and dissipated without being used; in our electromagnetic dampers, the dissipated energy can be stored as electrical energy. Electromagnetic dampers can function as sensors and actuators simultaneously, they are self-powered, active shock absorbers.