Thanks to millions of microscopic hair-like structures, a gecko's foot can resist pulling forces up to 20 times the lizard's own weight. Photo: Chris Mattison/FLPA/Corbis In some fields of research, ...

Why did the gecko climb the skyscraper? Because it could; its toes stick to about anything. For a few years, engineers have known the secrets of gecko stickiness and emulated it in strips of rubbery ...

Aiming to create a robotic gripper that can grasp with delicate strength, researchers combine adhesives based on gecko toes with a customized robotic hand. Across a vast array of robotic hands and ...

Picking things up and putting them down is a mainstay of any kind of manufacturing, but fingers, human or robotic, are not always best for the task at hand. Researchers at the University of ...

Anthony Russell of the University of Calgary holds a gecko clinging to a piece of glass with its traction system. ((David Fairbanks/Canadian Press)) The unique grip of geckos' toes that lets them ...

Geckos are the champion climbers of the vertebrate world, running around on walls and ceilings with insouciant ease. They have some pretty remarkable adaptations that enable them to do this. Each of ...

Video: A new nanotube-based material is stickier than a gecko’s foot but can be easily removed from a surface if tugged in the right way Geckos have long inspired scientists and super-hero fans alike ...

Gecko Grip is made from a ventilated polyurethane outer sandwiching a layer of EVA foam. It feels rubbery to the touch, and at its deepest (2mm) the core is relatively dense. The adhesive-backed tape ...