An adhesion device incorporating a plurality of element block assemblies which are partially disposed within an element support body having an engagement surface. Each element block assembly may include an element activation sheet, an element deployment sheet, a plurality of engagement elements, and an element transition mechanism which is operatively coupled to the engagement elements. The element transition mechanism is configured to reversible transition from a neutral configuration wherein the element activation sheet is substantially adjacent to the element deployment sheet, and an expanded configuration wherein the element activation sheet and the element deployment sheet are separated by a transition gap. The element support body being configured while each element transition mechanism is disposed in the neutral configuration to constrain each engagement element in a deployment state wherein each engagement element disposed in a substantially straightened configuration which is substantially perpendicular to the engagement surface and which is suitable for insertion into (or removal from) a target material.
