Using gecko-inspired hand pads created by these ... So by stepping on a foothold connected to a hand pad, Hawkes causes that pad to generate adhesive force and stick to the wall.

Inspired by the super-sticky power in the hair on gecko feet, researchers have created an adhesive so unusual that it can be used in conditions as cold as outer space or hot as molten ...

Gecko feet have microscopic ... terrestrial applications for this adhesive, including the obvious wall-walking robots. The Stanford team also lists landing pads for drones that would let then ...

The system’s tentacle-like arms are equipped with gecko-inspired adhesive pads, a design that mimics the remarkable ability of geckos to cling to surfaces. This technology could revolutionise ...