Abstract
This Paper describes an ant-inspired wall-climbing robot that is possible to walk on vertical and inverted surfaces. Ant walks on smooth vertical surfaces using flexible adhesive organs and liquid secreted from the organs. Adhesive glass and PDMS pads were fabricated with MEMS processes and adhesive properties were measured. Furthermore, a hexapod robot with the adhesive pads on their feet was developed. The robot successfully walked on vertical and inverted smooth glass surfaces.
