Thursday, December 11, 2008

Pole-Climbing Serpentine Robots


Engineers at Virginia Tech won the whooping grand prize of $1 million won (~$690 USD) at the 2008 International Capstone Design Fair in South Korea. They won with the entry of their three pole-climbing, serpentine robots designed to help construction workers inspect tall poles or beams. [via Science Daily]

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