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Duke Robot Climbs to Victory in Madrid

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-drew-says-duke-sucks dept.

neutron_p writes "A wall-climbing, book-sized autonomous vehicle made by a Duke University team drove up a challenging vertical course to win first prize in an international competition in Madrid. Their robot Wallter was the only one that could start flat on the floor and climb the wall on its own, go over a barrier across the wall or stop itself after crossing the finish line."

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  1. Re:Book shaped robot by NickF · · Score: 5, Informative

    This makes me wonder if it's the magnets that hold the robot, or the new "tornado in a cup"?

    Go back and read it again, the magnets were only needed to help in getting over the 1cm barrier.

  2. make your own by theMerovingian · · Score: 5, Informative


    make your own

    google cache, since we would deestroy geocities

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    "If you think you have things under control, you're not going fast enough." --Mario Andretti
  3. OFFICIAL PAGES by MTO_B. · · Score: 5, Informative

    The mentioned contest is CLAWAR 2004 - MADRID . (See hundreds of pictures if you wish).

    It's part of CLAWAR Climbing and Walking Robots. As you can see, the mentioned robot had a very different design from the usual spider-like design.