Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Mechanisms and Adhesives for Robots—A Review

Small living organisms such as lizards possess naturally built functional surface textures that enable them to walk or climb on versatile surface topographies. Bio-mimicking the surface characteristics of these geckos has enormous potential to improve the accessibility of modern robotics. Therefore,...

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Published in:	Robotics
Main Authors:	Soumya Sikdar, Md Hafizur Rahman, Arpith Siddaiah, Pradeep L. Menezes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Subjects:	silicone adhesive materials peel techniques tack properties adhesion mechanisms
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2218-6581/11/6/143

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