Study on insect-inspired robots with surface functions integrated on their surfaces

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25420223
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
• Research Institution: Kogakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Kenji 工学院大学, 工学部, 教授 (50251351)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: バイオミメティクス / 機能表面 / 移動ロボット / MEMS / 微細加工 / 表面張力 / 濡れ性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Objectives of this study are to create insect-inspired functional surfaces, and to develop miniature movile robots with various functions integrated on their surfaces. We developed a water-walking robot with water-repellent legs, a wall-climbing robot with adhesive foot-pads, and a flapping-wing robot with micro-structured functional wings. The surface functions and peformances of the robots were evaluated, and the effectiveness of the proposed methods were verified.

Free Research Field

マイクロ・ナノ工学