DESIGN OF PARALLEL ROBOTS IN MICROROBOTICS

During the past few years, there has been an increasing demand in the field of precision engineering for fine motion in multi-degree of free dom systems. These applications motivated the development of a new rob otics field called microrobotics. In this paper, we review both the de sign guidelines for microrobots and the advantages of using parallel r obots in very high precision applications. Parallel micromanipulators using elastic joints as well as structures manufactured in single soli d and metallic bellows are introduced.