Meet Magnecko, a four-legged and absolutely terrifying new robot that can Spiderman up walls and across ceilings using its magnetic feet.
Judging by the project's site, it seems that the name Magnecko was inspired by wall-climbing gecko lizards — in addition, of course, to its magnetic trotters. And speaking of, these magnetic feet are ridiculously strong, with each able to hold up to 2.5 times the robot's total weight., Magnecko isn't yet autonomous and has to be controlled by a remote operator.
"We plan on preparing the robot for inspection work first, but nothing prevents it from doing autonomous maintenance or remotely operated repairs in the future," team member Nicolas Faesch told. "It can support payloads of several kilograms and with its insect-style configuration, it can easily position itself as required."
While we can see the machine's inspection capabilities being legitimately useful, however, there is a serious caveat to the tech: surveillance.
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