Once working at heights is dangerous, it is a significant accident. These accidents brought
substantial economic losses and caused a large number of casualties. Therefore, it is …

With the increasing demands for energy, oil and gas companies have a demand to improve
their efficiency, productivity and safety. Any potential corrosions and cracks on their …

The maintenance and inspection of large vertical structures with autonomous systems is still
an unsolved problem. A large number of different robots exist which are able to navigate on …

Despite advanced construction technologies that are unceasingly filling the city-skylines with
glassy high-rise structures, maintenance of these shining tall monsters has remained a high …

Exploration of artificial aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) has garnered
extensive interest in the past two decades. In particular, AIEgens possessing natural …

Many organisms have attachment organs with excellent functions, such as adhesion,
clinging, and gras**, as a result of biological evolution to adapt to complex living …

The design of a modular window façades cleaning robot is challenging given the conditions
under which these robots are required to operate. In this work, we attempt to extend the …

Wall-to-wall transitions, attachment to various materials, and high payload capacity are
important requirements for high-rise building cleaning using robots. In this paper, we present …

Gecko lizards have superior locomotive capabilities to walk on ceilings and walls of varying
angles. Furthermore, their skin has superior water-repellency due to hierarchical hairy …

Rock climbing robots have wide application prospects in field operations and planetary
exploration. Herein, a spiny gripper inspired by the beetle (Coleoptera) claw is developed …