Gecko adhesive used by tiny climbing robots: Waalbot climbing on surfaces Metin Sitti 2012-11-18 | Gecko foot-hairs inspired micro-fiber adhesives are integrated to the rotating feet of Waalbot climbing robot proposed by CMU, NanoRobotics Lab (Metin Sitti and Mike Murphy). Such palm-size robot is the smallest climbing robot, which can climb on any slope smooth surfaces. Such robots can be used in inspection, space, security, entertainment, etc. applications.
Gecko adhesive for a Humanoid Robot to turn book pages Metin Sitti 2012-11-18 | Gecko adhesive strip attached to one of the fingers of the Humanoid Robot enables the robot hand to turn book pages by attachment and detachment. Such adhesive fingers will change the robotic manipulation methods drastically!In collaboration with EPFL, CMU and nanoGriptech Inc.
Gecko adhesive for pick and place of a fragile object Metin Sitti 2012-11-18 | An array of gecko foot-hairs inspired micro-fiber adhesive is used to pick a fragile very thin glass slide after a gentle contact. Picked slide is then released easily by vertical or lateral load control.Courtesy of NanoRobotics Lab @ Carnegie Mellon University, Metin Sitti and Yigit Menguc
