For those times you wish you were like spiderman, comes Gekkomat. Gekkomat – meaning “automatic lizard-climber” transforms normal compressed air from tanks carried on the user’s back into a powerful vacuum via electronically controlled venturi-nozzles in the “foot-pads”.

From Gizmag

An on-board computer constantly monitors and adjusts the pressure in each pad and ensures that at least three remain pressurized at any given time. A display on each pad also provides information on vacuum levels plus pneumatic and electrical energy reserves and as further safety back-up, warning alarms are activated if a minimum vacuum level is not achieved within two seconds of placing the pad. To move around the user simply pulls upward on the relevant limb and the suction is automatically released. This makes movement using the device more intuitive and natural so it’s easier to learn.

The unit can handle up to 1 ton capacity(which is good news for us husky guys) . A full tank of compressed air lasts up to two hours. The unit itself weighs about 25 kg. Read more about it here.

[via The Inside Feed]

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