In this report, a micro capillary capturing probe which is based on surface tension of water is described. This probe is composed of a capillary of glass, small solenoids and micro magnetic piston. Quick reciprocating motion of magnetic piston which is accelerated by solenoids current can push and pull the water in capillary. At the end of capillary, the water drop can grow to reach the small object on the surface, contain it with help of surface tension and retract into the capillary. Simple principle and design will be discussed and the experimental results of capturing small objects will be demonstrated. Also we successfully implement this active probe into our miniature precise robot for surface clearing operation.

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