Microassembly of MEMS based on micrometric components is one of the most promising approaches to achieve highperformance MEMS. Two approaches are currently developed for microassembly: selfassembly and robotic microassembly. This text presents a complete overview of robotic microassembly, from microworld modeling and handling strategies, to the design of microassembly robotic devices and microassembly methods. The coverage features micromanipulation and microrobotic assembly, including automation, with many examples. This resource presents an objective view of robotic assembly by eight authors based in eight different research institutes involved in microassembly worldwide.

Discover the latest models and methods for robotic microassembly from around the world. This book presents and analyzes new and emerging models and methods developed around the world for robotic microassembly, a new and innovative way to produce better microsystems. By exploring everything from the physics of micromanipulation to microassembly to microhandling, it provides the first complete overview and review of this rapidly growing field.

Robotic microassembly offers a new, improved way to manufacture high-performance microelectro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Therefore, any professional or student involved in microrobotics, micromechatronics, self-assembly or MEMS will find plenty of novel ideas and methods in this book that set the stage for new approaches to design and build the next generation of MEMS and microproducts.

Robotic Microassembly is divided into three parts:
Part One: Modeling of the Microworld
Part Two: Handling Strategies
Part Three: Robotic and Microassembly

The authors, internationally recognized experts in the field of robotic microassembly, represent research laboratories in Asia, Europe, and North America. As a result, readers get a remarkable perspective on different approaches to robotic microassembly from around the world.
Examples provided throughout the chapters help readers better understand how these different approaches work in practice. References at the end of each chapter lead to the primary literature for further investigation of individual topics.

Brief Contents
FOREWORD
PREFACE
CONTRIBUTORS
I MODELING OF THE MICROWORLD
1 MICROWORLD MODELING IN VACUUM AND GASEOUS ENVIRONMENTS
2 MICROWORLD MODELING: IMPACT OF LIQUID AND ROUGHNESS
II HANDLING STRATEGIES
3 UNIFIED VIEW OF ROBOTIC MICROHANDLING AND SELF-ASSEMBLY
4 TOWARD A PRECISE MICROMANIPULATION
5 MICROHANDLING STRATEGIES AND MICROASSEMBLY IN SUBMERGED MEDIUM
III ROBOTIC AND MICROASSEMBLY
6 ROBOTIC MICROASSEMBLY OF 3D MEMS STRUCTURES
7 HIGH-YIELD AUTOMATED MEMS ASSEMBLY
8 DESIGN OF A DESKTOP MICROASSEMBLY MACHINE AND ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION TO MICROSOLDER BALL MANIPULATION
INDEX