Wednesday 13 December 2017

Gecko adhesion technology moves closer to industrial uses

While human-made devices inspired by gecko feet have emerged in recent years, enabling their wearers to slowly scale a glass wall, the possible applications of gecko-adhesion technology go far beyond Spiderman-esque antics. A researcher is looking into how the technology could be applied in a high-precision industrial setting, such as in robot arms used in manufacturing computer chips.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213095617.htm



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