We could be Super Heros

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Want to scale walls like Spider-Man? DARPA's Z Man project has you covered. Inspired by spiders, geckos, and other small animals, DARPA, in conjunction with Draper Laboratory, has developed Geckskin, a synthetic adhesive that allows for climbing of smooth surfaces like glass walls. During testing, an operator climbed 25 feet vertically on a glass surface using no climbing equipment except a pair of handheld paddles covered with the material.

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Pretty neat list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MD29ekoKI

Is that a transformer or a Decepticon? What will DERPa think of next?

Not trying to sound like a cheap imitation of "The WIK", but the current Director of DARPA, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, was a college classmate of mine.

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Originally Posted by wb5ydk

Not trying to sound like a cheap imitation of "The WIK", but the current Director of DARPA, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, was a college classmate of mine.

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No, you don't sound like the WIK. The WIK actually helped him with his homework.

And I thought the WIKster was his professor.

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Originally Posted by wb5ydk

Not trying to sound like a cheap imitation of "The WIK", but the current Director of DARPA, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, was a college classmate of mine.

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No one could sound like "The WIK" ....... the guy is in a league of own!:yes:

When he was at DARPA, The WIK helped Al Gore invent the Internet.

It was cats vs. tubes with no clear winner so they compromised.

DARPA is great. They produce some awesome innovation. From the personal inventor to the largest corporation, DARPA needs people who posses a talent for innovation.

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Originally Posted by n2ize

DARPA is great. They produce some awesome innovation. From the personal inventor to the largest corporation, DARPA needs people who posses a talent for innovation.

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I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords.