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Adhesive Stress Distribution Measurement on a Gecko

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Gecko adhesion has inspired climbing robots and synthetic adhesive grippers. Distributing loads between patches of adhesive is important for maximum performance in gecko-inspired devices, but it is unknown how the gecko distributes loads over its toes. We report in vivo measurements of stress distributions on gecko toes. The results are significantly non-uniform.

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  1. Dept. of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Eric V. Eason

  2. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA

    Elliot W. Hawkes, David L. Christensen & Mark R. Cutkosky

  3. Technische Universität München, 85748, Garching, Germany

    Marc Windheim

  4. CiBER, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    Thomas Libby

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  1. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Armin Duff

  2. University of Bristol, UK

    Nathan F. Lepora

  3. University of Pompeau Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura

  4. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Tony J. Prescott

  5. Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain

    Paul F. M. J. Verschure

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Eason, E.V., Hawkes, E.W., Windheim, M., Christensen, D.L., Libby, T., Cutkosky, M.R. (2014). Adhesive Stress Distribution Measurement on a Gecko. In: Duff, A., Lepora, N.F., Mura, A., Prescott, T.J., Verschure, P.F.M.J. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8608. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_38

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