Papers
94
Total Citations
1,380
H-Index
19
About
Sergej Fatikow is a pioneering researcher in the fields of microrobotics, nanohandling, and automated manipulation at the micro- and nanoscale. His work has fundamentally advanced the ability to precisely control and assemble miniaturized structures using robotic systems, addressing the formidable challenges posed by force-scaling laws and limited controllability at such diminutive scales. Fatikow's foundational contributions include the development of the MINIMAN flexible microrobotic system and the design of automated microrobot-based desktop stations for microassembly, establishing key principles of piezoelectrically driven locomotion and stick-slip micro-drives. His research group pioneered the integration of microrobots within scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), enabling real-time visual servoing and nanohandling of objects such as carbon nanotubes and two-dimensional materials like graphene. His work on automated manipulation of individual colloidal particles and mechanical characterization of 2D materials further extended the frontier of robotic precision at the nanoscale. With his most-cited publications accumulating hundreds of citations across more than two decades of research, Fatikow's influence spans robotics, microsystem technology, and materials characterization. His contributions have provided the broader scientific community with robust frameworks and experimental platforms that continue to drive innovation in nanoscale automation and robotic microassembly.
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- 2A Flexible Microrobot-Based Microassembly Station109 citations · 2000
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- 7Modeling of stick-slip micro-drives43 citations · 2011
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- 10Untitled31 citations · 1997