DocumentCode
2628394
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.
fYear
2007
fDate
10-14 April 2007
Firstpage
3126
Lastpage
3127
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Robotics and Automation, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Roma
ISSN
1050-4729
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0601-3
Electronic_ISBN
1050-4729
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363949
Filename
4209567
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