To improve the adhesive properties of artificial fibrillar contact structures, the attachment
systems of beetles from the family Chrysomelidae were chosen to serve as a model …

Inspired by biological attachment systems, micropatterned elastomeric surfaces with pillars
of different heights (between 2.5 and 80 μm) and radii (between 2.5 and 25 μm) were …

Gecko adhesion has become a paradigmatic example of bio-inspired engineering, yet
among the many gecko-like synthetic adhesives (GSAs), truly gecko-like performance …

This paper proposes an approximate adhesion model for fibrillar adhesives for developing a
fibrillar adhesive design methodology and compares numerical simulation adhesion results …

This paper presents the fabrication, characterization and testing of bio-inspired synthetic dry
adhesive fiber arrays. Fibers were fabricated via micromolding followed by spatula tip …

This paper describes the fabrication and the assessment of the adhesion of bio-mimetic
Gecko hair arrays. These were fabricated using photolithographic methods of the type …

To characterize the effect of shearing on function of fibrillar adhesive microstructure, friction
and shear-related changes in pull-off force of a biomimetic polyvinylsiloxane mushroom …

We review a large multidisciplinary effort to develop a family of autonomous robots capable
of rapid, agile maneuvers in and around natural and artificial vertical terrains such as walls …

This paper discusses the biomimetic design and assembly of a 3g self-contained crawling
robot fabricated through the integrated use of various microrobot technologies. The hexapod …

Biologically inspired adhesives developed for switchable and controllable adhesion often
require repetitive uses in general, dirty, environments. Superhydrophobic microstructures on …