[HTML][HTML] Magnetically switchable soft suction grippers

A Koivikko, DM Drotlef, M Sitti, V Sariola - Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Gras** is one of the key tasks for robots. Grip** fragile and complex three-dimensional
(3D) objects without applying excessive contact forces has been a challenge for traditional …

Vacuum-powered soft actuator with oblique air chambers for easy detachment of artificial dry adhesive by coupled contraction and twisting

SH Yoo, M Kim, HJ Park, GI Lee, SH Lee… - … and Technology of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A gecko foot-inspired, mushroom-shaped artificial dry adhesive exploiting
intermolecular forces between microstructure and surface has drawn research attention for …

The influence of substrate stiffness on interfacial stresses for adhesive microfibrils

R Tarpey, W Ronan - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioinspired microfibrillar surfaces adhere by exploiting the presence of intermolecular forces
at the contact interface. Experimental work has shown that compliant mushroom shaped …