Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 15:14 in Biology & Nature

A Stanford mechanical engineer is using the biology of a gecko's sticky foot to create a robot that climbs. In the same way the small reptile can scale a wall of slick glass, the Stickybot can climb smooth surfaces with feet modelled on the intricate design of gecko toes...

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