Classification and Evaluation of Octopus-Inspired Suction Cups for Soft Continuum Robots.

ABSTRACT: The emergence of the field of soft robotics has led to an interest in suction cups as auxiliary structures on soft continuum arms to support the execution of manipulation tasks. This application poses demanding requirements on suction cups with respect to sensorization, adhesion under non-ideal contact conditions, and integration into fully soft systems. The octopus can serve as an important source of inspiration for addressing these challenges. This review aims to accelerate research in octopus-inspired suction cups by providing a detailed analysis of the octopus sucker, determining meaningful performance metrics for suction cups on the basis of this analysis, and evaluating the state-of-the-art in suction cups according to these performance metrics. In total, 47 records describing suctio

SUBMITTER: van Veggel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11321698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature