5 papers
A Digital Twin Framework for Virtual Visuo-Haptic Teleoperation of Complex-Shaped Optical Microrobots
Zongcai Tan, Lan Wei, Dandan Zhang
Optical tweezers (OT) provide piconewton-scale manipulation for delicate biomedical tasks, where visuo-haptic feedback can improve operator awareness by conveying interaction-force…
Dual-Control Frequency-Aware Diffusion Model for Depth-Dependent Optical Microrobot Microscopy Image Generation
Lan Wei, Zongcai Tan, Kangyi Lu +2
Optical microrobots actuated by optical tweezers (OT) are important for cell manipulation and microscale assembly, but their autonomous operation depends on accurate 3D perception.…
Micro-Dexterity in Biological Micromanipulation: Embodiment, Perception, and Control
Kangyi Lu, Lan Wei, Zongcai Tan +1
Microscale manipulation has advanced substantially in controlled locomotion and targeted transport, yet many biomedical applications require precise and adaptive interaction with b…
Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Efficient Sim-to-Real Data Augmentation in Micro-Object Pose Estimation
Zongcai Tan, Lan Wei, Dandan Zhang
Precise pose estimation of optical microrobots is essential for enabling high-precision object tracking and autonomous biological studies. However, current methods rely heavily on…
Interactive OT Gym: A Reinforcement Learning-Based Interactive Optical tweezer (OT)-Driven Microrobotics Simulation Platform
Zongcai Tan, Dandan Zhang
Optical tweezers (OT) offer unparalleled capabilities for micromanipulation with submicron precision in biomedical applications. However, controlling conventional multi-trap OT to…