Patent ID: 8125758

Claim:
An electroadhesive system, comprising: a first object having a first surface region adapted for contact with other objects; a second object having a deformable surface adapted to contact the first surface region of said first object, wherein a surface interface area is created when said first and second objects come into contact with each other; and at least one pair of electrodes located proximate to the surface interface area between the first and second objects and configured to apply a first voltage at a first location proximate to the surface interface area and a second voltage at a second location proximate to the surface interface area, wherein the difference in voltage between the first voltage and second voltage includes an electrostatic adhesion voltage that produces an electrostatic force between said first and second objects that is suitable to adhere the first and second objects together when the electrostatic adhesion voltage is applied, and wherein at least a portion of the deformable surface is adapted to move closer to the first surface region of the first object when the electrostatic adhesion voltage is applied.