The proliferation of diverse domains associated with sophisticated industrial processes at the micro level place new demands on high-precision design. For this reason, there is a need for the development of microgrippers whose clearance is eliminated to the greatest degree possible. For this purpose, mechanisms with compliant joints can be implemented. In the paper an overview of the existing areas of application of microgrippers is given, as well as their role in the field of MEMS. With regard to design challenges in a process of generating mentioned solutions, one ought to consider special paradigms of product development on a small scale and moreover have in mind design for additive manufacturing. Consequently, particular emphasis is placed on review of actuators for given applications as well as several materials relevant for 3D printing. The design process begins with the selecition of the method for creating a microgripper as a compliant mechanism. For that purpose a rigid-body replacement method is used, where three variants of suitable mechanisms were generated after what kinematic analysis was conducted in order to determine the adequate one. Simulation model and numerical analysis were carried out in MSC Adams software thus the data of displacement and motion was gathered. During the first phase, all of the mechanisms were fine-tuned and thus their dimensions were defined. The subsequent part of the paper is focused on the dimensioning of flexible hinges which were formerly analyzed therefore acquiring optimal choice of hinge geometry. Circular and corner-filleted contours were utilized as substitutes for revolute joints. Calculations of hinges' parameters were conducted through detasFLEX program based on numerical computations in MATLAB. A comparison with the analytical approach for circular hinges confirmed the accuracy of the method. Latterly assembly of microgripper was modeled considering the assumption regarding design for additive manufacturing. The physical model itself was created via 3D printing techniques and presented on photographs with the representations of the stroke.