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Design of Adhesion Device Inspired by Octopus Sucker

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In this work we present the design of a new actuated adhesion device inspired by octopus suckers. The octopus suckers are very interesting because they are able to attach in wet conditions on different surfaces, and (as explained in the Kier and Smith hypothesis) the connective tissue fibers of the sucker may store elastic energy, allowing to maintain attachment over extended periods. These features represent a great source of inspiration to conceive innovative adhesion systems working in the same environmental conditions of the biological counterpart. Starting from these premises, we have designed a novel bioinspired adhesion device which exploits the incompressibility of water and a low energy consuming strategy.

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  1. Kier, W.M., Smith, A.M.: The Structure and Adhesive Mechanism of Octopus Suckers. Integr. Comp. Biol. 42, 1146–1153 (2002)

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  1. BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

    Francesca Tramacere

  2. Center for Micro-BioRobotics SSSA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Pontedera, Italy

    Lucia Beccai & Barbara Mazzolai

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  1. Department of Psychology, Adaptive Behaviour Research Group, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Tony J. Prescott  & Nathan F. Lepora  & 

  2. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura  & Paul F. M. J. Verschure  & 

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Tramacere, F., Beccai, L., Mazzolai, B. (2012). Design of Adhesion Device Inspired by Octopus Sucker. In: Prescott, T.J., Lepora, N.F., Mura, A., Verschure, P.F.M.J. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 7375. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31525-1_61

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