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Automation has long been recognized as an important goal in AFM (atomic force microscope) nanomanipulation research. For the precise manipulation of small particles with sizes on the order of 10 nm, however, automation has remained an elusive goal, primarily because of the spatial uncertainties associated with the positioning mechanisms of the AFM and with the manipulation process itself. Extensive...