Séminaire externe : Pr. Tatsuo ARAI
Séance du lundi 16 mars 2015, 14:30 - 15:30,
IEMN-LCI, salle du Conseil
Micro Robotics and Its Application in Bio Science
Pr. Tatsuo ARAI
OSAKA University
Our micro robotics covers dexterous high speed micro manipulation, micro assembly, cell
characterization, and 3D cellular system construction [1]. The basic idea is to devise and to
utilize dexterous two finger micro hands, and to achieve total micro manipulation system with
high speed vision and interfaces for bio applications. Our system is multi-scalable and can
manipulate micro object with the size ranging from one to hundreds micron meters
seamlessly. Our constant system improvement and refinement have achieved wide range of
workspace with real time 3D information, simple finger setting-up procedure, fine force
sensing capability as well as automated calibration, automated picking-and-placing, etc.
Based on these activities and our collaboration experiences with biologists and medical
doctors we launched 5 year national project on “Bio Assembler” in 2011, whose target is a
challenge of constructing 3D cellular system or tissues in vitro [2]. The major topics are high
speed cell characterization & sorting, 3D cellular system construction, and cell
functionalization analysis. Currently 34 research groups join the consortium and work
together in the internal and/or external research collaborations to achieve bio innovation.
Figure. Micro manipulation system and typical applications.
[1] Kenji Inoue, Tamio Tanikawa, and Tatsuo Arai: "Micro-manipulation system with a
two-fingered micro-hand and its potential application in bioscience", J. Biotechnology,
133(2), 219(2008)
[2] http://www-arailab.sys.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/web/english/index.php