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MICROROBOTICS

ME 455
Course Description

Microrobotics is an emerging interdisciplinary field at the intersection of robotics, microtechnology, materials science, and bioengineering gearing towards key applications in healthcare and biomedical sciences. Design, fabrication, powering/actuation, locomotion, localization, swarm operation and biomedical applications of microrobots.

Prerequisites

ME 342 and (ME 376 or BME 310 ), or graduate/professional standing

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