cool wall climbing robot

[Rebelgium]

I just read this on engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/21/wall-climbling-robot-scales-nearly-any-building-material/

very cool isn't it? I wonder how this electro-adhesion works, howmuch power it uses, durability of that foil, etc.

[Admin]

Nice pics and videos in this article of robots inspired by geckos:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/may08/6275

Just to get everyone up to speed, to use sticky 'feet', the robot must peel it off like tape - not pull it off. It also must repel dirt, something that reduces the stickiness.



This StickyBot was really nicely designed:
http://www.ieee.org/netstorage/spectrum/video/Stickybot.mov

This below robot was made at the CMU NanoRobotics Lab where I used to do research at:

[Private Reid]

hmmmm

amagine what you would say if you found that sticking to your bedroom's roof...