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Biologically Inspired Micro Robotics
Head: Gary Fedder
Contact: Gary Fedder (fedder@ece.cmu.edu)

Mailing address:
MRT Center
The Robotics Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890
(412) 268 6553 (Jim Osborn, Executive Director)
(412) 268 6436 (FAX)

Associated center: MRTC

For more information, see this project's homepage.

This page last updated - January 1999.
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Project Description

This project seeks to develop a joint angle sensor for a robotic cricket, which is part of a larger project with Case Western Reserve University. The joint angle sensor is an array of ciliary micromechanical structures that curl up to 1 mm out of plane. When the cricket joint moves, a mechanical slider moves across the cilia. Stress in thecilia is then measured with on-chip piezoresistive sensors.

Personnel [Past Members]

Name Title Email Address
Gary's personal homepage Gary Fedder Prof. of ECE & Robotics;Director of ICES, RI/ICES fedder@ece.cmu.edu

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