Sing along with me: “Spider-Man, Spider-Man // Does whatever a spider can // He can climb, as you can see // With vacuum suction cups from Zhejiang University.” The innovative suction unit differs ...

While there already are powered suction-cup devices that allow people or robots to climb walls, they only work on smooth surfaces. Chinese scientists, however, have now developed a system that sticks ...

If you have a spare vacuum cleaner lying around, then you could do what British scientist and TV presenter Jem Stansfield did and make your own wall climbing gadget. Jem used some modified motors from ...

Walls can’t hold [Elijah Cirioli]. The would-be superhero has been busy scaling the sides of buildings using his self-contained vacuum climbers. (Video embedded after the break.) After being inspired ...

Walls can’t hold [Elijah Cirioli]. The would-be superhero has been busy scaling the sides of buildings using his self-contained vacuum climbers. (Video embedded after the break.) After being inspired ...

The Roborock QRevo Curv 2-in-1 robot vacuum, on display at IFA Berlin, can traverse small ledges and cleans with an eye-popping 18,500Pa of suction power. I’m PCMag’s senior writer covering smart home ...

In addition to the Anker brand Eufy, two other suppliers, Dreame and the Dreame sub-brand Mova, showed robotic vacuum cleaners that can climb up and down stairs at IFA 2025. These were prototypes with ...