In many cases, such as in the instance of climbing robots or temporary adhesives, there is
the need to be able to dynamically control the level of adhesion a biomimetic dry adhesive …

A magnetic field controllable dry adhesive device is manufactured. The normal adhesion
force can be increased or decreased depending on the presence of an applied magnetic …

This work presents novel conductive bioinspired dry adhesives with mushroom caps that
enable the use of a synergistic combination of electrostatic and van der Waals forces …

The tarsal setae in 97 species of Leiodidae and eight outgroups were examined using SEM
imaging and dissections. Modified adhesive setae present in males are referred to as “male …

Electrospinning provides an effective methodology to obtain high aspect ratio polymer fibers
for biomimetic applications. In this article, we evaluate the effect of topology on adhesion …

This work presents electro-dry-adhesives, designed for use on conducting surfaces, that
synergistically combine biomimetic dry adhesives with mushroom-like fibres and embedded …

Friction testing of microfibre arrays is typically conducted under displacement boundary
conditions. For example, after the application of a compressive preload, the translation stage …

Geckos are capable of detecting detachment of their feet. Inspired by this basic observation,
a novel functional dry adhesive is proposed, which can be used to measure the …

Synthetic dry adhesives, designed to mimic the fibrillar structures found on geckos, have
been fabricated using many different techniques ranging from indenting wax to involving …

This dissertation investigates a method of creating a general purpose force-feedback
surface haptic display. I describe a new haptic force feedback device capable of creating …