ASSEMIC: Handling and Assembly in the Micro dimension

Microhandling and -assembly represents a field with challenging requirements for a large number of scientific and technical competences, such as robotics, control, sensorics, materials, and many others. The Research and Training Network "Advanced Methods and Tools for Handling and Assembly in Microtechnology" (ASSEMIC) addresses this research field at a European scale. Topics as design and development of microgrippers, intelligent micromanipulation methods and microassembly technologies for industrial production are dealt with by the 14 institutions participating in this project. This paper summarizes some of the latest results achieved in this project.