Patent ID: 7631913

Claim:
A micro-manipulator with a handling mechanism for gripping a micro-material, the handling mechanism comprising: a fixed finger having a fixed finger end effecter with a leading end for touching the micro-material; a movable finger having a movable finger end effecter with a leading end for touching the micro-material, at least one of the leading ends of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter having an oblique flat surface with an oval shape for touching the micro-material; an adjustment mechanism formed at the fixed finger and the movable finger, said adjustment mechanism adjusting locations of the leading ends of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter and adjusting a posture of the oblique flat surface, with respect to the micro-material, formed at the at least one of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter so that the oblique surface substantially entirely contacts the micro-material; and an actuator with a drive for moving the movable finger, wherein the drive moves the leading end of the movable finger end effecter so as to be capable of approaching the leading end of the fixed finger end effecter, thereby gripping the micro-material between the leading ends of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter, wherein each of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter has an oblique flat surface with an oval shape, and at least one of the oblique flat surface of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter has a cavity or a hole therein to hold the micro-material between the leading ends of the fixed finger end effecter and the movable finger end effecter, and wherein the movable finger is capable of rotating around a rocking shaft, and the drive rotates the movable finger so as to be capable of approaching the leading end of the movable finger end effecter toward the leading end of the fixed finger end effecter to hold.