Robotic snail takes ceilings in its stride.
A robotic snail that can climb smooth vertical walls and traverse ceilings has oozed into action.
The mechanical mollusc was developed by a team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Anette Hosoi. They built the robot to test out mathematical models of how snails move and stay stuck to surfaces, but they also hope that robotic snails might one day find a use in the real world.
A robotic snail that can climb smooth vertical walls and traverse ceilings has oozed into action.
The mechanical mollusc was developed by a team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Anette Hosoi. They built the robot to test out mathematical models of how snails move and stay stuck to surfaces, but they also hope that robotic snails might one day find a use in the real world.
