Sentences with phrase «gecko feet use»

Gecko feet use a «dry adhesive» technique to cling to walls.

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This ability, outlined today in the Journal of Applied Physics, is a remarkable mechanism in the toes of geckos that uses tiny, branched hairs called «seta» that can instantly turn their stickiness on and off, and even «unstick» their feet without using any energy.

Foot - fouling grime restricts interloping geckos on a small island, while native lizards curl their toes and use their claws to dash up dusty surfaces

Sitti is trying to mimic that feature using hair from geckos» feet on his robots» legs; microfabrication of synthetic hairs may come later.