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In manipulating and assembly tasks, the gripper plays a fundamental role. Tasks at the microscale are particularly challenging due to the possible effect of unwanted stiction. Many different grasping tools (generally called microgrippers) have been developed and are described in literature. The differences rely on size, shape, exchanged forces with the manipulated parts and working principle depending...