A Gecko-Inspired Soft Passive Gripper

This paper presents a soft passive gripper consisting of six fluidic soft bending actuators arranged in a star-shaped manner. The actuators are oriented such that, upon pressurization, they bend against gravity. Gripping is realized by a commercial tape with mushroom-shaped adhesive structures that...

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Main Authors: Arthur Seibel, Mert Yıldız, and Berkan Zorlubaş
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Biomimetics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/5/2/12