You’re you. You have your two hands and two feet and a camera. That’s it. Can you climb up a freaking skyscraper without any protective gear, safety net, rope, and whatever else sane people use when they climb? This guy did. More »
These kids think that climbing the cables of the Moscow Bridge in Kiev is a lot of fun. And they are probably right. I’m freaking out by just looking at the video. More »
Climbing walls like a spider would be cool, except that some walls are probably pretty gross. And you’d have to like, touch them. More »
Climbing-capable robots have been around for a while now, but none accomplish the task quite like the Treebot. This inchworm-like automaton, built by researchers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, is essentially blind. It relies on tactile feedback from its front and rear gripping claws, rather than through a sophisticated visual mapping system, to tell where it’s going. While it’s slower to the summit than other robotic climbers, the Treebot is among the first to be able to successfully navigate complex branch systems. Well, there goes my Robopacalypse hiding spot.[IEEE Spectrum]
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Afraid of heights? These may not be the videos for you. Alain Robert, the real-life Spider-Man, scales towering monuments across the globe – sans ropes, or security of any kind, for that matter. Don’t slip, dude! More »
