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Geckobot: A Gecko Inspired Climbing Robot Using Elastomer Adhesives
Climbing robots
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Geckobot• The animal: Tokay gecko– 300 gram, 35 cm length
• The most able climber in the vertebrate world• video
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The design
• Four bar mechanism
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Dynamics of Geckobot climbing
• Upwards/downwards safety region
• Sideways safety region
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Dynamics of Geckobot climbing
• Vertical safety region• Sideways safety region• Geckobot length
optimization
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Active tail (video)
• Transfer load from front and rear legs via an active tail
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GeckoTape
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Results
• PDMS elastomer adhesive• Final design:– 100 grams– 190 mm length without the tail– 5 cm/s speed
• Can climb up to 85 degrees and 50 degrees sideways
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Geckobot taxonomy
• Waalbot• Tankbot (video)• Wormbot (picture)• …
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Water runner robot
• Video