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Subject:	Re: wall climber
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date:	Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:27:04 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Rob Stehlik wrote:

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/robotspublic.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.

In related news, an article on a robot that walks on water http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040910/ap_on_sc/water_walking_robot_1 leads us to the CM Nano Robotics lab http://www.me.cmu.edu/faculty1/sitti/nano/projects/ and the Waalbots http://www.me.cmu.edu/faculty1/sitti/nano/projects/waalbots/.

They talk about “dry adhesion” based on gecko hair http://www.me.cmu.edu/faculty1/sitti/nano/projects/geckohair/

-Rob A.

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		Re: wall climber
(...) 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 (20 years ago, 6-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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