Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Robot Gecko

Mark Cutkosky and his team at Stanford University have developed Stickybot - a robot "gecko", that can climb walls and ceilings.
It has feet with synthetic setae (tiny hairs) made of an elastomer. These tiny polymer pads ensure a large area of contact between the feet and the wall, maximising the van der Waals stickiness.
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