Gecko Inspired Adhesive
- Researchers at Stanford have invented a gecko-inspired climbing system.
- The device consists of two hand-sized sticky-pads and foot platforms that are attached by cables.
- Thousands of microscopic wedges made of silicone are placed onto panels roughly the size of postage stamps that are then positioned on hand-sized plates and connected to springs, ensuring even weight distribution.
- The hand plates are attached by cables to platforms for a person’s feet, which in turn shift most of the weight to the legs.
- Most of the weight is put on the legs so that it is easier for the climber to actually climb.
- The hand-pads themselves aren’t sticky to the touch.
- The researchers also believe the new “controllable adhesive” may serve another purpose: ridding the galaxy of space-junk.
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