Micro Electro Mechanical Systems Image Gallery (includes bugs)

A Bug and a Mechanism.

A Gear Chain with a Mite Approaching.

Mirror Mechanism with a Spider Mite. Spider mite with legs on a mirror drive assembly.

Drive Mechanism Dwarfed by Mite! The tiny gears are dwarfed by a spider mite.

Spider Mite on Mirror Assembly.

These images came from Sandia National Laboratories. According to their site this is what they’re all about:

Sandia is a world leader in the technology required for development, fabrication, and production of microelectronic, photonic, micromachine and microsensor devices and products.

Sandia also has the ability to integrate these devices into complete microsystems. Microsystems that sense, think, act, communicate and self-power will make our nation more secure, revolutionize our industries, and will make the revolution in biology a reality.

Distinguishing strengths include materials growth and development, device and product design, fabrication technologies for silicon and compound semiconductor devices, advanced packaging technologies, reliability, failure analysis and product delivery for extreme environments.

[Sandia National Laboratories]