[HTML][HTML] Physical constraints lead to parallel evolution of micro-and nanostructures of animal adhesive pads: a review

TH Büscher, SN Gorb - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2021 - beilstein-journals.org
Adhesive pads are functional systems with specific micro-and nanostructures which evolved
as a response to specific environmental conditions and therefore exhibit convergent traits …

Granular jamming feet enable improved foot-ground interactions for robot mobility on deformable ground

S Chopra, MT Tolley, N Gravish - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent studies on dynamic legged locomotion have focused on incorporating passive
compliant elements into robot legs which can help with energy efficiency and stability …

Fin Ray Crossbeam Angles for Efficient Foot Design for Energy‐Efficient Robot Locomotion

P Manoonpong, H Rajabi, JC Larsen… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Robot foot and gripper structures with compliancy using different mechanical solutions have
been developed to enhance proper contact formations and grip** on various substrates …

TriTrap: A robotic gripper inspired by insect tarsal chains

J Winand, TH Büscher, SN Gorb - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Grip**, holding, and moving objects are among the main functional purposes of robots.
Ever since automation first took hold in society, optimizing these functions has been of high …

Small-sized reconfigurable quadruped robot with multiple sensory feedback for studying adaptive and versatile behaviors

T Sun, X **ong, Z Dai, P Manoonpong - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Self-organization of locomotion characterizes the feature of automatically spontaneous gait
generation without preprogrammed limb movement coordination. To study this feature in …

Fast dynamical coupling enhances frequency adaptation of oscillators for robotic locomotion control

T Nachstedt, C Tetzlaff, P Manoonpong - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Rhythmic neural signals serve as basis of many brain processes, in particular of locomotion
control and generation of rhythmic movements. It has been found that specific neural circuits …

Convergent evolution of animal adhesive pads

TH Büscher, SN Gorb - Convergent evolution: animal form and function, 2023 - Springer
Functional systems that evolve as a response to specific environmental challenges often
exhibit convergent traits. Organs adapted for attachment to a surface are tuned to a general …