Wall-climbing robots that scale the sides of high-rise buildings and clean the glass aren't new. Neither are the Spider-Man-like robots that drive around industrial environments and inspect boiler ...

When they do their job properly, suction cups are great. Extra storage in the shower? Don’t mind if I do. But sometimes, suction cups lose their ability to stick to the wall. Try as you might to get ...

While there already are powered suction-cup devices that allow people or robots to climb walls, they only work on smooth surfaces. Chinese scientists, however, have now developed a system that sticks ...

Sing along with me: “Spider-Man, Spider-Man // Does whatever a spider can // He can climb, as you can see // With vacuum suction cups from Zhejiang University.” The innovative suction unit differs ...

A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists. A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed ...