The above mentioned climbing robot is actually from http://www.vortexhc.com. That site has videos of the climber in action. The spinybot may be more power efficient but it is also limited by the type of surface that it can operate on.
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The above mentioned climbing robot is actually from http://www.vortexhc.com. That site has videos of the climber in action. The spinybot may be more power efficient but it is also limited by the type of surface that it can operate on.