Chytra Pawashe
email: csp (AT) andrew.cmu.edu
Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University 2008
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University 2006
Interests: Micro/nano-scale robotic applications, MEMS, robotic manipulation, vision, automation
Research Projects
Magnetic Micro-Robots
Reconfigurable Magnetic Micro-Modules
Telenano
Micro/Nano-Assembly
In the News
- "Precision Control of Micro Machines" on MIT Technology Review, [link]
- "The Works: Robots" on the History Channel, September 2008, [iTunes Link]
- "Fun with Robots!" on KUOW, Seattle, July 2008, link
- Engineering TV episode, "Magnetically Actuated Micro-Robots", June 2008, [Link]
- RoboCup Nanogram Demonstration Competition, 2007 and 2008, [Link], [CNN YouTube Video]
Publications
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Journal Articles
- S. Floyd, C. Pawashe, M. Sitti, ''Two-Dimensional Contact and Non-Contact Micro-Manipulation in Liquid using an Untethered Mobile Magnetic Micro-Robot,'' IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2009, in press. [link]
- C. Pawashe, S. Floyd, M. Sitti, ''Modeling and Experimental Characterization of an Untethered Magnetic Micro-Robot,'' International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 28, No. 8, 2009, invited paper. [link]
- C. Pawashe, S. Floyd, M. Sitti , ''Multiple Magnetic Microrobot Control using Electrostatic Clamping," Applied Physics Letters, 94, 164108 (2009). [pdf] [link]
- A. Tafazzoli, C.-M. Cheng, C. Pawashe, E. K. Sabo, L. Trofin, M. Sitti, and P. R. LeDuc, ''Subfeature patterning of organic and inorganic materials using robotic assembly,'' Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 22, No. 6, 2007. [link]
- C. Pawashe and M. Sitti, ''Two-Dimensional Vision-Based Autonomous Microparticle Manipulation using a Nanoprobe'' Journal of Micromechatronics, 3(3-4): 285-306, July 2006. [pdf]
Conference Articles
- C. Pawashe, S. Floyd, and M. Sitti, ''Assembly and Disassembly of Magnetic Mobile Micro-Robots towards 2-D Reconfigurable Micro-Systems,'' International Symposium on Robotics Research, invited paper, to appear, 2009.
- S. Floyd, C. Pawashe, and M. Sitti, ''Microparticle Manipulation using Multiple Untethered Magnetic Microrobots on an Electrostatic Surface,'' IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. Received Conference Best Paper Award [pdf]
- C. Pawashe, S. Floyd, and M. Sitti, "Dynamic Modeling of an Untethered Magnetic Micro-Robot," Robotics: Science and Systems, Zurich, Switzerland, 2008. [pdf]
- S. Floyd, C. Pawashe, and M. Sitti, "An Untethered Magnetically Actuated Micro-Robot Capable of Motion on Arbitrary Surfaces," IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, 2008. [pdf]
- C. Onal., C. Pawashe, and M. Sitti, "A Scaled Bilateral Control System for Experimental 1-D Teleoperated Nanomanipulation Applications," IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, pp. 483-488, October 2007. [link]
- A. Tafazzoli, C. Pawashe, and M. Sitti, "Force-Controlled Microcontact Printing using Microassembled Particle Templates" IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 263-268, May 2006. [pdf]
- A. Tafazzoli, C. Pawashe, and M. Sitti, "Atomic Force Microscope based Two-Dimensional Assembly of Micro/Nanoparticles" IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Task Planning, 230-235, Montreal, Canada, July 2005. [pdf]