{"id":30409,"date":"2023-02-27T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=30409"},"modified":"2023-02-27T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T10:33:02","slug":"new-soft-robot-first-climb-inverted-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/new-soft-robot-first-climb-inverted-surfaces\/30409\/","title":{"rendered":"New soft robot first to climb on inverted surfaces\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed a soft robot, inspired by geckos and inchworms, that can move on any surface.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n
The soft robot developed by the team uses ultraviolet (UV) light and magnetic force to move on any <\/span>surface, even up walls and across ceilings, imitating the gripping ability of geckos and the efficient locomotion of inchworms. In the future, the robot \u2013 approximately four centimetres long, three millimetres wide and one millimetre thick \u2013 could <\/span>help doctors perform surgery<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n