Don’t be just inspired.
Be BIO-inspired!
Kim, Sung-Jin
• SETAE: gecko’s small hair-like MICRO structure under its toe pad
• SPATULAR: gecko’s small NANO structure divided from its single SETAE
The Single Synthetic Hair: Detach MechanismRef. Keller Autumn in Lewis & Clark College, Oregon, USA
StickyBot
Sang-Bae, KimMIT graduate student
Real Gecko’s Tail vs. StickyBot’s Tail
My Message:
Definition of Biomutualism, Biomimetics, or Biomimicry:
“The examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate of take inspiration from
in order to solve human problems.”
Learn from nature andapply some of the geckos’ mechanisms in real world!
Preserve its habitat!
