Title :
On the Form and Function of Gecko foot-hair for Wall Mobility (video background)
Author :
Berengueres, Jose ; Tadakuma, Kenjiro ; Kamoi, Tatsuaki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Int. Dev. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol.
Abstract :
In this videopaper, we introduce a climbing system inspired by gecko foot that uses magnets instead of Van der Waals interaction to achieve controlled adhesion.
Keywords :
adhesion; biomimetics; magnets; mobile robots; adhesion; climbing system; gecko foot-hair; magnets; wall mobility; Foot; Force measurement; Hair; Iron; Magnetic forces; Magnetic levitation; Magnets; Robotics and automation; Switches; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Roma
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0601-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363949
