Bio-Inspired Grippers Help a Robot Scale Rugged Walls
The LORIS robot, pictured here scaling a concrete wallCarnegie Mellon UniversityResearchers have developed a four-legged robot inspired by biology, capable of climbing in a distinctive manner. It adheres to rough vertical surfaces using a novel mechanism that is both highly efficient and relatively straightforward. Unlike experimental robots relying on suction-based gripping systems for smooth...