Shoe soles for the gripping robot: Searching for polymer-based materials maximising friction

摘要: The development of light-weight climbing robots capable operating in various environments is a growing area robotics. That why there strong need for new tribologically-optimised materials at their gripping devices that may lead to the enhancement attachment force while reducing energy expenditure. Since insects are equipped with set very efficient systems, enabling them grip variety substrates, they provide approaches innovation robots' grippers. goal our study was broad screening polymeric find out those similar structure and functional principles biological examples known from insect smooth systems. Friction, adhesion stiffness measurements were carried out. Rubber foamy covered thin films sandwich-like provided excellent compliant properties best performance experiments (friction coefficients up 3.2).