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A spider mite next to a MEMS gear train. A micromachine by Sandia is moved by a lit LED at Miraikan in Tokyo A circuit diagram for a Sandia micromachine. Micromachines are mechanical objects that are fabricated in the same general manner as integrated circuits.
Microfabrication technologies originate from the microelectronics industry, and the devices are usually made on silicon wafers even though glass, plastics and many other substrate are in use.
Bulk micromachining [1] is a process used to produce micromachinery or microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Unlike surface micromachining , which uses a succession of thin film deposition and selective etching, bulk micromachining defines structures by selectively etching inside a substrate.
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It has also been used to construct micromachinery. As an offshoot of researchers attempting to further miniaturize microtechnology, nanotechnology emerged in the 1980s, particularly after the invention of new microscopy techniques. [4] These produced materials and structures that have 1-100 nm in dimensions. [4]
The microfactory's main advantages are saving a substantial amount of space, energy, materials, time, and upfront capital costs. [5]Due to their reduced dimensions, microfactories are normally highly automated.
Microtechnology is a set of processes, techniques and tools used to create structures having at least one dimension of a functional feature in order of micrometer (one millionth of a metre, or 10-6 metre, or 1μm), typically within the range of 10 −4 to 10 −7 meters and application of those structures in more complex systems.
The way microrobots move around is a function of their purpose and necessary size. At submicron sizes, the physical world demands rather bizarre ways of getting around.