Atsushi Nakao

Development of a Conveyor-Type Object Release Mechanism for a Parallel Gripper with a Mushroom-Shaped Gecko-Inspired Surface

A surface microstructure that mimics the surface of a gecko's foot can exert a large gripping force with a small contact force. If such a structure is applied to the fingertips of a two-fingered parallel gripper, stable grasping can be achieved independent of the wetting and frictional state of the…