In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

Discover the revolutionary sticky wall climbing system inspired by geckos and developed at Stanford University. Watch as Gecko Man demonstrates this innovative technology, scaling a smooth glass wall ...

Engineers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich research institute have created an intriguing and impressive little robot that they call the Magnecko. The robot is inspired by a spider's design while also ...

A tiny robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible gripping ability of geckos and the efficient locomotion of inchworms. A tiny robot that could one day help ...

Nasa has revealed how it is harnessing the power of geckos in space to develop its next generation of exploratory robots. The space agency said it was working on a long-term replacement for duct tape, ...

(Nanowerk News) A tiny robot that could one day help doctors perform surgery was inspired by the incredible gripping ability of geckos and the efficient locomotion of inchworms. A paper on the work ...