title: Soft grippers using micro-fibrillar adhesives for transfer printing.
abstract: The adhesive characteristics of fibrillar adhesives on a soft deformable membrane are reported. A soft gripper with an inflatable membrane covered by elastomer mushroom-shaped microfibers have a superior conformation to non-planar 3D part geometries, enabling the transfer printing of various parts serially or in parallel.
authors.affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Sukho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sitti
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008846:Micromanipulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D054802:Molecular Imprinting / Q000295:instrumentation*; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives
keywords: elastomers; fibrillar adhesives; geckos; soft grippers; transfer printing