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We’re Doomed: Wall-climbing Robots Spin Giant Spiderwebs

Wall-climbing robots have been around for a while, but wall-climbing robots that can actually spin spiderwebs? Did I mention they were made of carbon fiber? Yeah, that exists now. We’re all going to wind up suspended…

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RHex Robot Can Jump, Swim, Climb Stairs: Nowhere to Run to, Nowhere to Hide

Jumping robots must really be in demand I guess. RHex uses six curved leg-scoops to propel the robot into some incredible jumps. This 15-pound machine can even hoist itself up a vertical wall that’s taller than…

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Robot Scales Walls with Sticky Plastic Feet

A team of researchers in Switzerland have been working on a new robot that’s able to climb vertical surfaces of all sorts using unique sticky feet. The robot can climb all sorts of surfaces including walls,…

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Robots Compete by Throwing Frisbees and Climbing Pyramids

I’m sure that this is just a small taste of what we can expect from future robot competitions, just with less killing of humans. This competition is designed to attract more young students to the field…

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Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg Helps Man Climb 103 Floors of Willis (Sears) Tower

Advancements in biotechnology continue to amaze me. We’re rapidly approaching the point where human/cyborg combinations are becoming more and more plausible, as is evidenced by this recent accomplishment by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. This past…

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Personnel Vacuum Assisted Climber: Your Noisy Neighborhood Vacuum-Man

A team of Utah State University engineering students have built a wearable device that allows its user to climb walls. Their solution borrows less from Spider-Man and more from Inspector Gadget. Instead of subjecting themselves to…

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Clothbot Robot Climbs Pants with Ease

We’ve seen some unusual robots around here over the years, but this is definitely one of my favorites in recent memory. This little guy is designed to be able to easily climb cloth surfaces.…

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DARPA Robot Climbs Stairs Like a Boss, Another Does More Pushups Than I Can

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the DARPA Robotics Challenge, it’s looking more and more like Boston Dynamics will be a shoe-in for the competition with its latest bi-pedal robots. A recently released video…

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Dream Robo Climbs Ladders, Soon Tall Buildings

Osaka-based company Muscle Corporation along with a few other Japanese companies have developed a humanoid robot that can climb up and down ladders. Tall buildings are no longer a safe haven for humans to hide in.…

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Robot Makes Like a Gecko, Climbs Walls, Won’t Try to Sell You Insurance

The gecko. Nature’s car insurance salesman, climber of walls, rocks and trees everywhere. Roboticists are finally getting a handle on how to mimic this creatures characteristics in robot form.…

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CLASH Cloth-Climbing Robot Cockroach: Headed to a Couch Near You

UC Berkeley has a history of creating insect-inspired robots for future humans to swat and kill and run from in horror. The latest is CLASH, a robot designed to speedily climb up vertical or near-vertical cloth…

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Wall-Climbing Robots: Real Life Crazy Climbers

We’re not really sure why anyone would go through the trouble of building humanoid wall-climbing robots like these ones. There are certainly faster ways to scale a wall. Maybe they made them just so bloggers like…

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Rise V3 Pole Climbing Robot Scales Vertical Surfaces With Tiny, Sharp Claws – Just Like My Cat Climbs My Leg

This amazing bit of mechanical technology not only can run on the ground, it can ascend difficult to scale surfaces like trees and telephone poles. Designed by Boston Dynamics, working with researchers from The University of…

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We’re Doomed: Wall-climbing Robots Spin Giant Spiderwebs

RHex Robot Can Jump, Swim, Climb Stairs: Nowhere to Run to, Nowhere to Hide

Robot Scales Walls with Sticky Plastic Feet

Robots Compete by Throwing Frisbees and Climbing Pyramids

Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg Helps Man Climb 103 Floors of Willis (Sears) Tower

Personnel Vacuum Assisted Climber: Your Noisy Neighborhood Vacuum-Man

Clothbot Robot Climbs Pants with Ease

DARPA Robot Climbs Stairs Like a Boss, Another Does More Pushups Than I Can

Dream Robo Climbs Ladders, Soon Tall Buildings

Robot Makes Like a Gecko, Climbs Walls, Won’t Try to Sell You Insurance

CLASH Cloth-Climbing Robot Cockroach: Headed to a Couch Near You

Wall-Climbing Robots: Real Life Crazy Climbers

Rise V3 Pole Climbing Robot Scales Vertical Surfaces With Tiny, Sharp Claws – Just Like My Cat Climbs My Leg

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