Title :
Toward nanorobotics platforms for high-throughput biomedical applications at the nanometer-scale
Author :
Martel, S. ; Pelletier, J. ; Fréchette, A. ; Azar, A. ; Valin, B. ; Poulin, F. ; Blouin, A. ; Prud´Hommne, H. ; Hunter, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A new nanorobotics platform under development and which could be used for high-throughput biomedical applications at the nanometer-scale is briefly described. Each platform is based on a fleet of approximately 100 miniature autonomous instrumented robots, each capable of nanometer-scale operations. A central computer coordinates the operations of each miniature robot based on instructions received previously.
Keywords :
medical robotics; nanotechnology; scanning tunnelling microscopy; central computer; high-throughput biomedical applications; miniature autonomous instrumented robots; miniature robot; nanometer-scale; nanorobotics platforms; operations coordination; Application software; Atomic force microscopy; Biomedical computing; Computer aided instruction; DNA; Instruments; Nanobioscience; Nanotechnology; Robot kinematics; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053039
