How Can Interfacial Phenomena in Nature Inspire Smaller Robots

Acoustically powered surface-slipping mobile microrobots

(2020) Amirreza Aghakhani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Circumventing surface tension: tadpoles suck bubbles to breathe air

(2020) Kurt Schwenk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Soft Rod-Climbing Robot Inspired by Winding Locomotion of Snake

(2020) Bing Liao et al.   Soft Robotics

Biomimetic Coating-free Superomniphobicity

(2020) Ratul Das et al.   Scientific Reports

Multiple Mechanical Gradients are Responsible for the Strong Adhesion of Spider Attachment Hair

(2020) Silja Flenner et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Reversible Underwater Adhesion: The Unique C-shaped Suckers of Net-winged Midge Larvae (Blepharicera sp.)

(2020) Guan-Lin Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

Molecular insights into the powerful mucus-based adhesion of limpets ( Patella vulgata L.)

(2020) Victor Kang et al.   Open Biology

Liquid repellency enhancement through flexible microstructures

(2020) Songtao Hu et al.   Science Advances

Strong Wet and Dry Adhesion by Cupped Microstructures

(2019) Yue Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Comparative and functional analysis of the digital mucus glands and secretions of tree frogs

(2019) Julian K.A. Langowski et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Designing minimal and scalable insect-inspired multi-locomotion millirobots

(2019) Zhenishbek Zhakypov et al.   NATURE

Insect-scale fast moving and ultrarobust soft robot

(2019) Yichuan Wu et al.   Science Robotics

Dynamic biological adhesion: mechanisms for controlling attachment during locomotion

(2019) Walter Federle et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Self‐Propelled Micro/Nanomotors for On‐Demand Biomedical Cargo Transportation

(2019) Dandan Xu et al.   Small

Consecutive aquatic jump-gliding with water-reactive fuel

(2019) R. Zufferey et al.   Science Robotics

Ferromagnetic soft continuum robots

(2019) Yoonho Kim et al.   Science Robotics

High-speed locomotion in the Saharan silver ant, Cataglyphis bombycina

(2019) Sarah Elisabeth Pfeffer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Shear-sensitive adhesion enables size-independent adhesive performance in stick insects

(2019) David Labonte et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Highly Floatable Superhydrophobic Metallic Assembly for Aquatic Applications

(2019) Zhibing Zhan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Tunable Spreading and Shrinking on Photocontrolled Liquid Substrate

(2019) Wenjie Ji et al.   ACS Omega

Tough Hydrogels with Fast, Strong, and Reversible Underwater Adhesion Based on a Multiscale Design

(2018) Ping Rao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Contribution of different tarsal attachment devices to the overall attachment ability of the stink bug Nezara viridula

(2018) Gianandrea Salerno et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Transition by head-on collision: mechanically mediated manoeuvres in cockroaches and small robots

(2018) Kaushik Jayaram et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Controllable water surface to underwater transition through electrowetting in a hybrid terrestrial-aquatic microrobot

(2018) Yufeng Chen et al.   Nature Communications

The Fantastic Voyage of the Trypanosome: A Protean Micromachine Perfected during 500 Million Years of Engineering

(2018) et al.   Micromachines

Bioinspired microrobots

(2018) Stefano Palagi et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Tree frog attachment: mechanisms, challenges, and perspectives

(2018) Julian K. A. Langowski et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Small-scale soft-bodied robot with multimodal locomotion

(2018) Wenqi Hu et al.   NATURE

Morphological intelligence counters foot slipping in the desert locust and dynamic robots

(2018) Matthew A. Woodward et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Wetting of soft superhydrophobic micropillar arrays

(2018) Periklis Papadopoulos et al.   Soft Matter

A bioinspired multilegged soft millirobot that functions in both dry and wet conditions

(2018) Haojian Lu et al.   Nature Communications

Self-organized and self-propelled aero-GaN with dual hydrophilic-hydrophobic behaviour

(2018) Ion Tiginyanu et al.   Nano Energy

Parasitic Robot System for Waypoint Navigation of Turtle

(2017) Dae-Gun Kim et al.   Journal of Bionic Engineering

Janus Colloids Actively Rotating on the Surface of Water

(2017) Xiaolu Wang et al.   LANGMUIR

Chemotaxis and autochemotaxis of self-propelling droplet swimmers

(2017) Chenyu Jin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Superhydrophobic diving flies (Ephydra hians) and the hypersaline waters of Mono Lake

(2017) Floris van Breugel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Light controlled 3D micromotors powered by bacteria

(2017) Gaszton Vizsnyiczai et al.   Nature Communications

Adhesion and friction of the smooth attachment system of the cockroachGromphadorhina portentosaand the influence of the application of fluid adhesives

(2017) Oliver Betz et al.   Biology Open

Generation of micro-droplet arrays by dip-coating of biphilic surfaces; the dependence of entrained droplet volume on withdrawal velocity

(2017) Nikolaj Kofoed Mandsberg et al.   Scientific Reports

Bioinspired pH and magnetic responsive catechol-functionalized chitosan hydrogels with tunable elastic properties

(2016) Ali Ghadban et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Exceptional running and turning performance in a mite

(2016) Samuel Rubin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Cockroaches traverse crevices, crawl rapidly in confined spaces, and inspire a soft, legged robot

(2016) Kaushik Jayaram et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray

(2016) S.-J. Park et al.   SCIENCE

Perching and takeoff of a robotic insect on overhangs using switchable electrostatic adhesion

(2016) M. A. Graule et al.   SCIENCE

Fully Reversible Transition between Cassie and Wenzel States via Acoustic Waves

(2016) Bat-El Pinchasik et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Structures, properties, and energy-storage mechanisms of the semi-lunar process cuticles in locusts

(2016) Chao Wan et al.   Scientific Reports

Manipulation of small particles at solid liquid interface: light driven diffusioosmosis

(2016) David Feldmann et al.   Scientific Reports

3D Micropatterned Surface Inspired by Salvinia molesta via Direct Laser Lithography

(2015) Omar Tricinci et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

3D-Printed Artificial Microfish

(2015) Wei Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Analysis of chemical profiles of insect adhesion secretions by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

(2015) Manuela Reitz et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Brownian diffusion of a partially wetted colloid

(2015) Giuseppe Boniello et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Jumping on water: Surface tension-dominated jumping of water striders and robotic insects

(2015) J.-S. Koh et al.   SCIENCE

A Bioinspired Swimming and Walking Hydrogel Driven by Light-Controlled Local Density

(2015) Lei Wang et al.   Advanced Science

Mandible-Powered Escape Jumps in Trap-Jaw Ants Increase Survival Rates during Predator-Prey Encounters

(2015) Fredrick J. Larabee et al.   PLoS One

A Smart “Strider” Can Float on Both Water and Oils

(2014) Liming Qin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Electroosmotic Flow in Nanofluidic Channels

(2014) Daniel G. Haywood et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Chemically Powered Micro- and Nanomotors

(2014) Samuel Sánchez et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Razor clam to RoboClam: burrowing drag reduction mechanisms and their robotic adaptation

(2014) A G Winter et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Adaptive adhesion by a beetle: Manipulation of liquid bridges and their breaking limits

(2014) Ashley M. Macner et al.   Biointerphases

Biological adhesion of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano relies on a duo-gland system and is mediated by a cell type-specific intermediate filament protein

(2014) Birgit Lengerer et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Fire ants actively control spacing and orientation within self-assemblages

(2014) P. C. Foster et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Catalytic nanomotors for environmental monitoring and water remediation

(2014) Lluís Soler et al.   Nanoscale

Turning a surface superrepellent even to completely wetting liquids

(2014) T. L. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Mimicking Bubble Use in Nature: Propulsion of Janus Particles due to Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Interactions

(2014) Bat-El Pinchasik et al.   Small

Interfacial mechanisms in active emulsions

(2014) Stephan Herminghaus et al.   Soft Matter

Development of a Sperm-Flagella Driven Micro-Bio-Robot

(2013) Veronika Magdanz et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Reversible Adhesion Switching of Porous Fibrillar Adhesive Pads by Humidity

(2013) Longjian Xue et al.   NANO LETTERS

Circular Motion of Asymmetric Self-Propelling Particles

(2013) Felix Kümmel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Adaptive hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions of mussel foot proteins with organic thin films

(2013) J. Yu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Kilobot: A low cost robot with scalable operations designed for collective behaviors

(2013) Michael Rubenstein et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Evidence for a material gradient in the adhesive tarsal setae of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata

(2013) Henrik Peisker et al.   Nature Communications

Why Superhydrophobicity Is Crucial for a Water-Jumping Microrobot? Experimental and Theoretical Investigations

(2012) Jie Zhao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Locusts use a composite of resilin and hard cuticle as an energy store for jumping and kicking

(2012) M. Burrows et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Raft Formation by the Red Imported Fire Ant,Solenopsis invicta

(2012) Benjamin J. Adams et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE

Superomniphobic Surfaces for Effective Chemical Shielding

(2012) Shuaijun Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rapid Inversion: Running Animals and Robots Swing like a Pendulum under Ledges

(2012) Jean-Michel Mongeau et al.   PLoS One

Underwater locomotion in a terrestrial beetle: combination of surface de-wetting and capillary forces

(2012) N. Hosoda et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

High-Temperature Wetting Transition on Micro- and Nanostructured Surfaces

(2011) Tong Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The diving bell and the spider: the physical gill of Argyroneta aquatica

(2011) R. S. Seymour et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Dry under water: Comparative morphology and functional aspects of air-retaining insect surfaces

(2011) Alexander Balmert et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Wake-based unsteady modeling of the aquatic beetle Dytiscus marginalis

(2011) Robert W. Whittlesey   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Underwater Restoration and Retention of Gases on Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Drag Reduction

(2011) Choongyeop Lee et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Fire ants self-assemble into waterproof rafts to survive floods

(2011) N. J. Mlot et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Superhydrophobic surfaces of the water bugNotonecta glauca: a model for friction reduction and air retention

(2011) Petra Ditsche-Kuru et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water

(2010) Wilhelm Barthlott et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fog-basking behaviour and water collection efficiency in Namib Desert Darkling beetles

(2010) Thomas Nørgaard et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

On the role of copepod antennae in the production of hydrodynamic force during hopping

(2010) I. Borazjani et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Capillarity-based switchable adhesion

(2010) Michael J. Vogel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Miniature Boats with Striking Loading Capacity Fabricated from Superhydrophobic Copper Meshes

(2009) Qinmin Pan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Development of a wall-climbing robot using a tracked wheel mechanism

(2009) Hwang Kim et al.   Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

The management of fluid and wave resistances by whirligig beetles

(2009) J. Voise et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Fully Reversible Transition from Wenzel to Cassie−Baxter States on Corrugated Superhydrophobic Surfaces

(2009) Robert J. Vrancken et al.   LANGMUIR

Haemoglobin as a buoyancy regulator and oxygen supply in the backswimmer (Notonectidae, Anisops)

(2008) P. G. D. Matthews et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Enhancement of Capillary Forces by Multiple Liquid Bridges

(2008) E. J. De Souza et al.   LANGMUIR

Gecko adhesion: evolutionary nanotechnology

(2008) K. Autumn et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

A beetle-inspired solution for underwater adhesion

(2007) M Varenberg et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface