2015
Tactile sensing for gecko-inspired adhesion
X. Alice Wu, Srinivasan A. Suresh, Hao Jiang, John V. Ulmen, Elliot W. Hawkes, David L. Christensen +1
IROS 2015poster
Adhesion quality sensing is critical to the performance of any robot that utilizes gecko-inspired dry adhesives for climbing, perching, or grasping. We present a 3-axis tactile sensor designed for this application that demonstrates performance on par with a large commercial load cell while being com…