Microrobotics
Interdisciplinary course covering microrobot design, fabrication, actuation, and biomedical applications.
Summary
Past student reviews · Yunus Alapan
The workload includes two large group projects. Students should be prepared for significant collaborative effort, particularly if they are undergraduates who dislike group work.
What you’ll be able to do
Design and develop microrobots for biomedical applications
Employ scaling laws and micromechanics for microrobot design
Describe approaches to microrobot fabrication
Design and evaluate microrobot powering/actuation and locomotion strategies
Integrate localization and swarm operation techniques for microrobot control
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapM E 342 and (M E 376 or B M E 310), or graduate/professional standing
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Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
YUNUS ALAPAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Yunus Alapan
The course focuses on research in microrobotics and features two major projects. Students noted that while there are no exams, the class requires consistent reading and listening.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Yunus Alapan
The workload includes two large group projects. Students should be prepared for significant collaborative effort, particularly if they are undergraduates who dislike group work.
Past student reviews · Yunus Alapan
Professor Alapan was described as kind and responsive, replying to emails quickly. Students found the material manageable if they stayed engaged with the readings and lectures.
Topics
- Microrobot design, fabrication, actuation, locomotion, localization, and swarm operation
- Biomedical and healthcare applications
Skills
- Design and develop microrobots for biomedical applications
- Employ scaling laws and micromechanics for microrobot design
- Design and evaluate microrobot powering/actuation and locomotion strategies
- Integrate localization and swarm operation techniques for microrobot control
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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Model & dataset provenance
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