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Thanks to Dr. Mark Cutkosky, Tony Chen, Amar Hajj-Ahmad, and the rest of the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab at Stanford University for showing us the power of gecko adhesives.
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References:
Russell, A. P., Stark, A. Y., & Higham, T. E. (2019). The integrative biology of gecko adhesion: historical review, current understanding, and grand challenges. Integrative and comparative biology, 59(1), 101-116. –
Hajj-Ahmad, A., Suresh, S. A., and Cutkosky, M. R. (June 6, 2021). “Cutting to the Point: Directly Machined Metal Molds for Directional Gecko-Inspired Adhesives.“ ASME. J. Micro Nano-Manuf. doi:
Kerst, Capella F., “Gecko inspired adhesives : permanent practical manufacturing, new materials, and applications,“ PhD Thesis, Stanford Universisty, December 2020.
Suresh, S.A. “Engineering Gecko-Inspired Adhesives.“ Ph.D. thesis, Stanford University, 2020. [Online]. Available:
Suresh, S.A., Kerst, C.F., Cutkosky, M.R., Hawkes, E.W. “Spatially variant microstructured adhesive with one-way friction.“ Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2019. doi:
Glick, P., Suresh, S.A., Ruffatto III, D., Cutkosky, M.R., Tolley, M.T., and Parness, A. “A soft robotic gripper with gecko-inspired adhesive.“ Robotics and Automation Letters. 2018. doi:
Christensen, D.L., Hawkes, E.W., Suresh, S.A., Ladenheim, K. and Cutkosky, M.R., “µTugs: Enabling Microrobots to Deliver Macro Forces with Controllable Adhesives,“ IEEE/ICRA 2015 (preprint).
Hawkes, E. W., “Applying Dry Adhesives to the Real World,“ Ph.D. thesis, Stanford University, 2015.
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