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Web-Slinging SpiderBot Might Give Spiderman a Run for His Money

by Caleb Johnson on August 28, 2009 at 07:29 AM


Watch out, Spidey! If the above video is any indication, everyone's favorite web-slinging superhero might have some competition. Apparently, wall-climbing isn't just for comic book heroes anymore.

According to DVICE, the 'SpiderBot' climbs walls and hangs from ceilings by shooting tethered plungers onto the surface. Removing the plungers, it reels in the 'web', aims, and repeats the process to climb farther. The robot crawled out of the robotics lab at Ben Gurion University in Israel and, of course, found its way to Youtube.

Watching the above video gives a general idea of the robot's capabilities. While this robot doesn't deliver snappy one-liners or woo red-headed babes, it also would never, ever dance like this. SpiderBot 1, Spider-Man 0. [From: DVICE]

Tags: climbing, motion, research, robot, science, spider-man, top, youtube

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