Gecko-Inspired Robot Rolls Up Walls

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Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 03, 2011 @05:31AM from the climbing-robot-overlords dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "A group of researchers in Canada has decided to combine the mechanism geckos use to stick to walls with the simplicity of a tank tread. The result is a 'bot that can roll up smooth (and some not so smooth) surfaces. Such robots are easier to control than those that try to simulate walking directly."

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The downside... (Score:2)

by Chapter80 ( 926879 ) writes:

Oh great, now we're going to have robots trying to sell us car insurance? [geico.com]
Space Elevator Challange? (Score:3)

by angel'o'sphere ( 80593 ) writes: <{ed.rotnemoo} {ta} {redienhcs.olegna}> on Thursday November 03, 2011 @06:05AM (#37931878) Journal

Looks like such a thing could be a nice climber for those space elevator contests.

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  by Ozeroc ( 1146595 ) writes:
  
  Ha ha... Gecko inspired... That was my first thought when reading the title too...
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  by skids ( 119237 ) writes:
  
  ...to clean the cobwebs while they are up there. And make me a sandwich.
lol Very good (Score:1)

by sillyphil140 ( 2499768 ) writes:

will this work??
- Re:lol Very good (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by BattleApple ( 956701 ) writes: on Thursday November 03, 2011 @10:58AM (#37934814)
  
  fucking Van der Waals force. How does it work?
  
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    by Spectre ( 1685 ) writes:
    
    der On-Der-Walls force?
Runs on SuSE Linux (Score:1)

by knotprawn ( 1935752 ) writes:

At least, that's what I heard
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  by GameboyRMH ( 1153867 ) writes:
  
  FUUUUUN fun, fun fun fun......
There's still hope for another sequel! (Score:1)

by Dreth ( 1885712 ) writes:

Short Circuit 3: Johnny Climbs
Ceiling Robot Is Watching You... (Score:1)

by DanCentury ( 110562 ) writes:

Ceiling Robot Is Watching You...
Icon (Score:2)

by slyrat ( 1143997 ) writes:

Shouldn't a story all about a robot have the robot icon? Seems strange to have the hardware icon in this case.

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Space Elevator Challange? (Score:3)

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lol Very good (Score:1)

Re:lol Very good (Score:5, Funny)

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Runs on SuSE Linux (Score:1)

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There's still hope for another sequel! (Score:1)

Ceiling Robot Is Watching You... (Score:1)

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