When the inevitable
Robot Apocalypse goes down, you can credit SRI International for helping the forces assimilate. The aforesaid entity has apparently been toiling around the clock on a technology it's calling compliant electroadhesion, and to put things simply, it gives
robotic climbers the ability to scale all sorts of walls made of all sorts of materials. Tests have shown wall-gripping robots climb surfaces made of steel, brick, concrete, glass, wood and drywall, which effectively eliminates any hope of you surviving the fallout based on the construction choice of your bunker. Thankfully, it does seems as if this could also be applied to human footwear, giving Earthlings at least a fighting chance of standing toe-to-toe with these guys on the side of the Menara Kuala Lumpur. Head on past the break if you're looking for a horror film. Or a demonstrative video... same difference.
Continue reading SRI's electroadhesion tech enables new army of wall-climbing robots
SRI's electroadhesion tech enables new army of wall-climbing robots originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink 
Switched |
SRI [PDF] |
Email this |
CommentsSource: http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/10/sris-electroadhesion-tech-enables-new-army-of-wall-climbing-rob/
Lsi Manhattan Associates Mantech International Maximus Mcafee
No comments:
Post a Comment