Discover, November 24 2010.
The gecko robot just keeps getting better. Not only can the robot climb up walls like the sticky-toed lizard, but it can automatically right itself while falling. Geckos, like cats and buttered toast, can naturally turn themselves around in midair.
Cats are able to right themselves because they are flexible and can twist their bodies around. The gecko, on the other hand, uses its large tail’s inertia to twist its body around to the correct orientation. Read More >