《Engineering》极端制造前沿学术专题研讨会

University of Toronto Canada

Yu Sun is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of The Academy of Science ofRoyal Society of Canada, a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and an InternationalMember of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was also elected Fellow of IEEE, ASME, AIMBE,AAAS, NAI, CSME, and EIC for his work on micro-nano robotic systems and devices. He was thefounding Director of the University of Toronto Robotics Institute. His research focuses on robotics andautomation at micro-nano scales and the development of innovative technologies and instruments formanipulating and characterizing cells, molecules, and nanomaterials with applications in biology,medicine, and manufacturing. Among the awards he received were an NSERC E.W.R. SteacieFellowship, NSERC Synergy Award of Innovation, IEEE McNaughton Gold Medal, IEEE EMBSTechnical Achievement Award, and IEEE NTC Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology. He is theEditor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering and an editorial board member ofthe AAAS journal, Science Robotics.

The ability to manipulate micro and nanometer-sized objects is critical for both industrial applicationsand scientific discoveries. For instance, both probing single transistors for failure analysis in thesemiconductor industry and transforming robotic surgery from the tissue to single-cell level in medicinehave required the development of precision instruments for operation at nanometer and nanoNewtonscales. The past two decades have witnessed spurred development of micro-nanorobotic systems andtechnologies with common hallmarks of precision instrumentation, sensing, actuation, and control. Thistalk will begin with a brief overview of robotic manipulation in macro-scale manufacturing, followed byan introduction of robotic micro assembly. The role of nanomanipulation in atomic manufacturing andcharacterization will then be discussed. The talk will end with a discussion of challenges andopportunities of robotic micro-nanomanipulation in extreme manufacturing.