researchers at stanford university combined mother nature and a mother board to build this climbing machine. draw a lot of inspiration of the robot and the adhesive directly from how geckos climb. reporter: the feet are equipped with rubber pads made up of microscopic hairs, much like a gecko. each leg ipowered by four mini motors and even the tail serves a purpose and acts as an anchor and helps balance the bot. but this research funded partially by the department of defense isn t just to create a cool new toy. the adhesives have been looked at from everything from space exploration to military uses to manufacturing uses. the robotic research is very important because we want to be able to send robots into challenging environments. it s really about making robots go anywhere we want them to go. reporter: beyond the robots researchers say there s interest in boots and gloves. one day we might see military troops or firefighters scaling walls just like the superhero from the mov
welcome back to the most news in the morning. robots that can scale walls like super heroes. researchers at stanford university inspired by the gecko s quick feet say these robots can actually be the first ones to explore unstable, dangerous places and can potentially save lives. here s gary tuchman with this morning s edge of discovery. reporter: these little lizards are some of nature s greatest climbers. the tiny hairs on gecko s feet help them stick to nearly any surface. now meet sticky-bot. researchers at stanford university combine mother nature and a mother board to build this climbing machine. we draw a lot of the inspiration of the robot and
adhesive directly from our geckos climb. reporter: the feet are equipped with rubber pads made up of microscopic hairs, much like a gecko. each leg is powered by four minimotors. even the tail acts as an anchor and helps balance the bot. this research funded partly by the department of defense isn t just to create a cool new toy. adhesives have been looked at everything for space exploration to military uses to manufacturing uses. the robotic research is very important because we want to be able to send robots into challenging environments. it is really about making robots go anywhere we want them to go. reporter: and beyond the robots, researchers say there s interest in gecko-inspired boots and gloves. one day we might even see military troops or firefighters scaling walls just like the super hero from the movie spider-man gary tuchman, cnn. yes, but can they sell you insurance? top stories right after the break. stay with us. it s a motion line of furniture