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Re: wall climber
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Date: 
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 20:40:32 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote:
Rob, your window walker is nice; BUT you HAVE to see this:

http://www.clarifyingtech.com/public/robots/robots_public.html

!!!!???

That is so awesome. I am dying to know how it sucks itself to walls. I think it
has some crazy fan/suction device underneath. Its great how it can climb without
relying on smooth surfaces. With that kind of suction, I'm surprised it has a
20-40 minute run time.

Rob



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  Re: wall climber
 
(...) In related news, an article on a robot that walks on water (URL) leads us to the CM Nano Robotics lab (URL) and the Waalbots (URL). They talk about "dry adhesion" based on gecko hair (URL) -Rob A. (20 years ago, 10-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)

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  wall climber
 
Rob, your window walker is nice; BUT you HAVE to see this: (URL) quote Iain OMG D E A T H is X WANT SCREAM!!!! that is all Chris "It is a very clever strategy IMHO, and I applaud Chris for thinking of it." K.C. (20 years ago, 6-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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