Engineers have created a micro-robot with sticky feet that can climb up, down and all around in narrow, complex spaces. Thanks to tiny hair on the bottom of geckos' feet, these lizards can cling to ...

A ladybug walks underwater up a wall. Its sticky feet have inspired an artificial version that could help underwater robots. Tomorrow's robots could climb up submerged walls in the manner of an ...

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The gecko’s ability to climb walls and ceilings may seem like a superpower -- a gravity-defying skill that scientists and engineers are trying to re-create in a number of different devices, from ...

Most animals that walk up vertical surfaces – from ants and spiders to geckos and sucker-footed bats – are able to do so thanks to sticky pads on their toes or feet. Now, researchers analyzing the ...

Discover the sticky toes evolution of geckos, showing how wall-crawling abilities evolved independently across various species. Geckos are superb wall-crawlers. These lizards can scuttle up sheer ...