Many animals possess adhesive pads on their feet, which are able tO attach to various substrates while controlling adhesive forces during locomotion. This review article studies the morphology of adhesive devices in a...
supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (2007AA04Z201);National Natural Science Foundation of China (60535020, 50635030, 30770285 and 30700068)
To understand the mechanical interactions when geckos move on ceiling and to obtain an inspiration on the controlling strategy of gecko-like robot,we measured the ceiling reaction force(CRF) of freely moving geckos on...
Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2007AA04Z201);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60535020, 30700068 and 50705043)
Because of their outstanding climbing and motor coordination ability, geckos have provided the basis for a peculiar bionic model leading to the development of a geckorobot. A three-dimensional locomotion observation s...