543 MEMS技術を応用した水面移動ロボット(T05 マイクロ・ナノ技術のロボティクス応用,大会テーマセッション,21世紀地球環境革命の機械工学:人・マイクロナノ・エネルギー・環境)

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This paper describes a biomimetic water strider robot with microfabricated hydrophobic legs. Various kinds of supporting legs with hydrophobic microstructures on their surfaces were developed utilizing MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) techniques. The lift and pull-off forces of these legs were investigated experimentally and theoretically. The experimental results were in good agreement with the calculations. Furthermore, a water strider robot with twelve microfabricated legs driven by a vibration motor was developed. The robot successfully moved on a water surface and also made left/right turns by exploiting differences in the resonant frequencies of the legs.
社団法人日本機械学会の論文
2008-08-02