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Automation of Robotic arm-based Bioprinter for printing complex geometries
This project mainly focuses on automating the robotic arm-assisted bioprinter by integrating sensors and actuators and optimizing the printing process for fine-tuning. This will also involve automating the robotic arm with the print head control for better complex 3D prints at high resolution and accuracy of the print path. The robotic arm utilized here is the MECA 500 robotic arm with 5-micrometer repeatability, increasing the precision of the printing process. This printer will be used for bioprinting applications.
Additive manufacturing is a booming field that fetches much attention from researchers in mechanical and biomechanical fields. So many structures that we use in day-to-day life are now additively manufactured. However, the technique still needs some modification as most of these objects must be mechanically robust to withstand higher forces. Due to the increasing usage of bioprinters in tissue engineering and its limitation to fabricating complex biostructures with additional strength, a new technology called 5D bioprinting was introduced. This project will focus on automating and optimizing a 5D bioprinter using the MECA 500 robotic arm to help advance engineering applications. Here, we will focus on optimizing the 5D bioprinter built using a robotic arm and the already-built software to incorporate the new changes such as reducing vibration, entire electronics central control, and incorporating everything in the ready-to-use graphical user interface. The project will also focus on creating 3D prints with different slicing mechanisms using the software and robotic arm manipulation. The creation of the print head to incorporate the facilities is also of vital importance.
Additive manufacturing is a booming field that fetches much attention from researchers in mechanical and biomechanical fields. So many structures that we use in day-to-day life are now additively manufactured. However, the technique still needs some modification as most of these objects must be mechanically robust to withstand higher forces. Due to the increasing usage of bioprinters in tissue engineering and its limitation to fabricating complex biostructures with additional strength, a new technology called 5D bioprinting was introduced. This project will focus on automating and optimizing a 5D bioprinter using the MECA 500 robotic arm to help advance engineering applications. Here, we will focus on optimizing the 5D bioprinter built using a robotic arm and the already-built software to incorporate the new changes such as reducing vibration, entire electronics central control, and incorporating everything in the ready-to-use graphical user interface. The project will also focus on creating 3D prints with different slicing mechanisms using the software and robotic arm manipulation. The creation of the print head to incorporate the facilities is also of vital importance.
This project will include the following tasks.
1. Integrating sensors to get feedback from the existing system.
2. Optimization of the software to incorporate features such as real-time monitoring and component command manipulation for the printer to incorporate changes while printing
3. Calibration of the mechanical and the electronic system for the error-free functioning of the printer.
4. Printing 3D structures with slicing mechanisms to demonstrate the proper functioning of the printer with characterization should be developed.
5. Feedback-loop incorporation for the printing system.
We seek highly motivated master thesis students who are willing to learn and develop their skills during the project.
This project will include the following tasks.
1. Integrating sensors to get feedback from the existing system.
2. Optimization of the software to incorporate features such as real-time monitoring and component command manipulation for the printer to incorporate changes while printing
3. Calibration of the mechanical and the electronic system for the error-free functioning of the printer.
4. Printing 3D structures with slicing mechanisms to demonstrate the proper functioning of the printer with characterization should be developed.
5. Feedback-loop incorporation for the printing system.
We seek highly motivated master thesis students who are willing to learn and develop their skills during the project.
Please send your CV and transcript of records to Prajwal Agrawal: pprajwal@ethz.ch and Prof. Daniel Ahmed: dahmed@ethz.ch
Acoustic Robotics Systems Lab, D-MAVT, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent systems, RSA G 324, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
Website: https://arsl.ethz.ch/
Please send your CV and transcript of records to Prajwal Agrawal: pprajwal@ethz.ch and Prof. Daniel Ahmed: dahmed@ethz.ch
Acoustic Robotics Systems Lab, D-MAVT, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent systems, RSA G 324, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
