This paper is from the Bioinspired Robotics and Design Lab, part of the Contextual Robotics Institute at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) within the department of Mechanical Engineering. This paper in particular deals with a gecko-inspired adhesive to provide an adhesion-controlled friction that helps stabilize robotic grippers and assist in improving grasp performance with less force. The research detailed within this paper is also particularly relevant because it can be applied to a usage of sensing shape or stiffness, deploying a payload, and bypassing visual occlusions within robots or comparable products.
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