The resulting shoebox-size robot doesn't resemble a lizard or a bug, but it can easily scurry up and down a tree or concrete wall. Arrays of tiny spines on the robot's feet catch on to microscopic rough spots on the wall. Those spines combined with the carefully choreographed motion of the feet and limbs inspired by Full's animal studies enable the robot to get a good foothold without sacrificing speed.
Full and his students have been helping Stanford University professor Mark Cutkosky and University of Pennsylvania professor Daniel Koditschek build robots that can climb walls. In the future, these mobile robots might seek out survivors in buildings submerged during a flood or search for hidden explosives in the rubble of war zones.
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