The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

Nicolas A Macias

David J Carter

William Whitcomb McFarland

Jesse M Carr

Graham Arrick

A surface affixable device incorporating mechanically actuated dry adhesive includes a body and a plurality of tiles affixed to the body. Each of the plurality of tiles includes an array of dry adhesive material elements disposed on front faces thereof. A first of the plurality of tiles is movably affixed to the body. An actuator is constructed and arranged to displace the first of the plurality of tiles in a first direction relative to a second of the plurality of tiles. A biasing element applies a bias to the first of the plurality of tiles in a second direction upon displacement of the first of the plurality of tiles in the first direction.

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Nicolas A Macias