Goal: Develop wall climbing robots capable of simple surface locomotion with turning capabilities, plane to plane transitions, and high payload capacity...Fuente: NanoRobotics Lab…
In the paper a digital mock-up of Gecko, a robot for cleaning vertical surfaces and ceilings, is presented. The sticking is guaranteed by suction cups which provide also a two directions mobility. An innovative suspension is used for both, assuring modulated pressure in the cups and their…
Cómo geco y compañía inspiran el desarrollo de nuevos materiales:http://www.tuneldelaciencia.mincyt.gob.ar/material_didactico/techmax/08_Con_adherencia_ilimitada.pdf
Este es un proyecto de la materia de Diseño de Sistemas Digitalesrealizado por alumnos de primer año de Ingenieria Mecatronica de laUniversidad Autonoma de Guadalajara.Robot Gecko en fase inicial, se busca pueda andar en superficies verticales. Control usando un FPGA programado usando VHDL.Asesor:…
El robot, que utiliza un pegamento seco basado en elastómeros (una clasede polímero) para adherirse a las superficies, es capaz de avanzar auna velocidad de 6 centímetros por segundo...…
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/ Carbon material gives more grip than gecko feet.
This is a clip from Weird Connections documenting research on a gecko inspired climbing robot. Scientists discover the principles by which a gecko sticks to objects and use nanotechnology to invent an adhesive that works even better than the gecko's feet.
Robotic gecko climbing up glass and a nice monotonous voice-over that explains the science behind the machine.
Geckos can climb up walls and across ceilings thanks to the millions of tiny hairs, or setae, on the surface of their feet. Each of these hairs is attracted to the wall by an intermolecular force called the van der Waals force, and this allows the gecko's feet to adhere.Stickybot, developed by Mark…
El Gecko es un lagarto de tamaño pequeño a mediano que puede encontrarse en climas cálidos. Ha inspirado a muchos para el desarrollo de un robot escalador que use pies especiales para aferrarse a cualquier superficie.