Capillary actuator deployment

A method for making a device, the method comprising:

• forming a substantially planar actuator, the actuator comprising:
• an outer frame;
• a fixed frame attached to the outer frame;
• and
• a moveable frame disposed parallel to the fixed frame;
• coupling the moveable frame to the outer frame to provide coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the outer frame and the fixed frame;
• coupling an element to the moveable frame for coplanar, rectilinear movement relative to the fixed and outer frames and coplanar, rotational movement about a central axis of the element;
• and
• separating, with a capillary force of a liquid adhesive, the fixed frame and the moveable frame so that the fixed frame and the movable frame are spaced apart by a selected distance.

A method, comprising:

• moving a structure with an actuator, the actuator having:
• an outer frame,
• a fixed frame attached to the outer frame,
• a moveable frame disposed parallel to the fixed frame;
• a motion control flexure coupling the moveable frame to the outer frame;
• a hydrophilic moving plate;
• wherein the moveable frame and the fixed frame are initially spaced a selected distance apart for substantially rectilinear movement relative to each other;
• and
• a cured liquid adhesive attached to the hydrophilic moving plate that cooperates with the hydrophilic moving plate to initially space the movable frame and the fixed frame apart at the selected distance;
• and
• wherein the moving the structure with the actuator comprises:
• moving the structure with the moveable frame in a rectilinear motion relative to the fixed and outer frames, and
• moving the structure with the moveable frame in a rotational movement about a central axis of the structure.