Today’s Solutions: April 16, 2025

Robots in space have to navigate over uneven surfaces without the support of gravity. In zero gravity, even pushing tape against surfaces is a challenge. Nasa engineers are looking to nature for solutions. They copied the system geckos use to climb smooth surfaces. In this video you can see how mini robots climb “impossible” surfaces in low gravity environments.

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