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Biomimetic Suction Cups for Energy-Efficient Industrial Applications

Authors : Harald Kuolt, Tim Kampowski, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Ralf Tautenhahn, Atena Moosavi, Jürgen Weber, Felix Gabriel, Erika Pierri, Klaus Dröder

Published in: Technologies for economic and functional lightweight design

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Suctions cups are widely used in industrial applications for handling various goods. In the animal kingdom, a multitude of analogous structures has evolved, e.g. in octopuses and leeches, which allow the respective organisms to securely attach and detach from various substrates. To date, the biological suction cups outperform their technical counterparts in terms of versatility, as they allow attachment also on challenging (e.g. porous, wet and fouled) surfaces.

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Title: Biomimetic Suction Cups for Energy-Efficient Industrial Applications
Authors: Harald Kuolt
Tim Kampowski
Simon Poppinga
Thomas Speck
Ralf Tautenhahn
Atena Moosavi
Jürgen Weber
Felix Gabriel
Erika Pierri
Klaus Dröder
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book: Technologies for economic and functional lightweight design
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-62923-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-62924-6

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62924-6_15

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