jueves, 26 de mayo de 2011

Robot Uses Supersonic Jets To Climb Walls

Instead of using sticky footpads to climb on walls and ceilings, a new robot takes advantage of fast-moving air that can generate an adhesion force on just about any kind of surface.

The robots grippers, which dont ever actually touch the surface as the robot climbs, operate on Bernoullis principle of fluid dynamics.

Source:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-robot-supersonic-air-jets-climb.html

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