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chief108
18th November 2010, 10:06
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With electrostatic adhesion technology from SRI, future robots and even future you in future shoes will be able to scale walls made out of almost any substance— brick, concrete, glass, metal, wood or drywall will all be your bitches.


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Via (http://www.switched.com/2010/11/09/electroadhesion-wall-climbing-robots-grippers/)