PART I: Precision Product Design and Control -- Optimal Design of a Stewart-Gough Platform for Multi- Directional Additive Manufacturing -- Task level Planning and Implementation of Robotic Assembly Under Machine Vision Guidance -- Position and Impedance Control of a Multi-Finger Tendon-Driven Robotic Hand -- A Piezoelectric Actuator Based Compact Micro Manipulation System for Robotic Assembly -- Experimental Studies and Numerical Simulations of a Displacement Amplifying Compliant Mechanism -- PART II: Process Modelling and Optimization -- Numerical Modelling of SLM Additive Manufacturing for Magnesium Alloy -- Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stress in Selective Laser Melting of Ti6Al4V Powder Layer -- Parametric Optimization of 3D Printing Process using MCDM Method -- Towards Development of an Intelligent PCD Insert Clock Testing Method and Prediction of Product Performance -- Focused Ion Beam Fabrication: Process Development and Optimization Strategy for Optical Applications -- Machining Guidelines for Fabricating Microgrooves of Varied Cross-sections by Electrochemical Micromachining -- Multi Response Optimization of Powder Mixed EDM Machining Parameters Using Taguchi Based TOPSIS Method -- Optimization of Single Pitch Error and MRR in a WEDM Gear cutting Process Using MOORA Method -- Abrasive Flow Nano Finishing of High Aspect Channels using Different Polymer Rheological Abrasive Medium -- Optimizing Toolpath Generation in Magnetic Field Assisted Finishing Process During Nanofinishing of Biomaterials -- Study of Surface Integrity in Conventional and Ultrasonic Assisted Turning with Self -lubricating Cutting Inserts -- Parametric Analysis and Optimization of Surface Finish During Microtexturing on Titanium Using Pulsed Nd YAG Laser -- A Novel Approach for Prediction and Calculation of Sheet Thinning in Incremental Sheet Forming -- Optimum allocation of machines with multiple objectives using NSGA-II.