We’re bad at cleaning up the trash in space, so a gecko gripper robot is here to help by Chelsey Ballarte on June 28, 2017 at 11:00 am Share 39 Tweet Reddit ...

Researchers combined gecko-inspired adhesives and a custom robotic gripper to create a device for grabbing space debris. They tested their gripper in multiple zero gravity settings, including the ...

A lizard-inspired robot gripper may solve our space-junk problems The technology is based on gecko feet, which can adhere to vertical surfaces.