More than two long time ago SRI International was marching robots up wall usinglittle more than motionless electrical energy . Today , they ’ve moved onto big and good things , like gripping a banana tree using the same technique . contact “ compliant electroadhesion . ”
https://gizmodo.com/robot-climbs-walls-with-static-electricity-392110
As was the pillow slip back in 2008 , electroadhesion still need very little power to function . grant to SRI , 11 square feet of electroadhesive cloth will sustain about 440 - lbs . using 40mW.
SRI envisions “ sticky ” walls and other everyday habituate for electroadhesive materials . banana , tissue boxes and soda cans — all can be equally grip with ease by the power of static electricity and a mo of a current . [ SRI Internationalviatechnabob ]
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