Monday, April 14, 2008
Stickybot: Robotic Lizard Created by Sangabae Kim, Uses Nano-scale Hairs
A Stickybot is a state-of-the-art robotic lizard that can scale smooth surfaces like walls and windows with the ease of Spiderman.
The Pentagon hopes to someday use the gecko-inspired device as a "spy in the sky" to watch over enemy territory.
According to the robot's creator, Sangabae Kim, the gecko can climb almost any surface, fast. For example, it can climb glass surfaces at about a meter per second using an incredible feature on the bottom of its toe covered in nano-scale hairs. The technology is called "directional adhesive stock" and is meant to imitate real gecko hair. Stickybot has been featured in National Geographic.
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Keywords: Stickybot, Amazing Robotic Gecko, Spiderman, Pentagon, spy in the sky, Good Morning America, Sangabae Kim, nano-scale hairs, directional adhesive stock,
National Geographic
The Pentagon hopes to someday use the gecko-inspired device as a "spy in the sky" to watch over enemy territory.
According to the robot's creator, Sangabae Kim, the gecko can climb almost any surface, fast. For example, it can climb glass surfaces at about a meter per second using an incredible feature on the bottom of its toe covered in nano-scale hairs. The technology is called "directional adhesive stock" and is meant to imitate real gecko hair. Stickybot has been featured in National Geographic.
More from here
Keywords: Stickybot, Amazing Robotic Gecko, Spiderman, Pentagon, spy in the sky, Good Morning America, Sangabae Kim, nano-scale hairs, directional adhesive stock,
National Geographic
Labels: Industrial-Engineering
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