A robotic device using gecko-inspired adhesives can grasp and manipulate large objects in microgravity

Hao Jiang, Elliot W. Hawkes, Christine Fuller, +8

Science Robotics

A Multimodal Robot for Perching and Climbing on Vertical Outdoor Surfaces

Morgan T. Pope, Christopher W. Kimes, Hao Jiang, +7

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Robot KinematicsEngineeringField RoboticsFlying RobotUseful Mission Life +17

Grasping without squeezing: Shear adhesion gripper with fibrillar thin film

Elliot W. Hawkes, David L. Christensen, Amy Kyungwon Han, +2

EngineeringDexterous ManipulationMechanical EngineeringObject ManipulationBiomedical Engineering +18

Aggressive Flight With Quadrotors for Perching on Inclined Surfaces

Justin Thomas, Morgan T. Pope, Giuseppe Loianno, +5

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

EngineeringField RoboticsFlying RobotFlight ControlAerospace Robotics +14

Grasping Without Squeezing: Design and Modeling of Shear-Activated Grippers

Elliot W. Hawkes, Hao Jiang, David L. Christensen, +2

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

EngineeringDexterous ManipulationMechanical EngineeringHaptic TechnologySoft Matter +14

Three-dimensional dynamic surface grasping with dry adhesion

Elliot W. Hawkes, Hao Jiang, Mark R. Cutkosky

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Robot KinematicsEngineeringDry AdhesionDexterous ManipulationMechanical Engineering +17

Scaling controllable adhesives to grapple floating objects in space

Hao Jiang, Elliot W. Hawkes, V. S. Arutyunov, +7

Space VehicleEngineeringMechanical EngineeringSoft MatterNormal Adhesive Load +14

SpinyHand: Contact Load Sharing for a Human-Scale Climbing Robot

Shiquan Wang, Hao Jiang, Tae Myung Huh, +6

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

Robot KinematicsArticulated FingersEngineeringDexterous ManipulationMechanical Engineering +15

A palm for a rock climbing robot based on dense arrays of micro-spines

Shiquan Wang, Hao Jiang, Mark R. Cutkosky

Robot KinematicsEngineeringDexterous ManipulationNew Palm DesignPalm Design +18

Modeling the dynamics of perching with opposed-grip mechanisms

Hao Jiang, Morgan T. Pope, Elliot W. Hawkes, +5

AeroacousticsEngineeringMechanical EngineeringFlying RobotDry Adhesive Technology +18