Disney researchers just unveiled VertiGo, a wall-climbing robot
- 8 years ago
Apparently Disney does more than buy movie franchises like Star Wars.
It's also in the business of creating physics-bending robots.
That's right.
Disney announced Tuesday that Disney Research Zurich, along with ETH, an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university, has developed a robot that can climb walls.
It's called VertiGo and it's capable of making a near-seamless transition from the ground to climbing a wall.
It's capable of mind-boggling wall riding thanks to a pair of tiltable propellers that provide thrust onto the wall, effectively sucking it against the vertical surface.
It's also in the business of creating physics-bending robots.
That's right.
Disney announced Tuesday that Disney Research Zurich, along with ETH, an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university, has developed a robot that can climb walls.
It's called VertiGo and it's capable of making a near-seamless transition from the ground to climbing a wall.
It's capable of mind-boggling wall riding thanks to a pair of tiltable propellers that provide thrust onto the wall, effectively sucking it against the vertical surface.