Cleaning dirty spaces is a very important task for human beings to maintain their quality of
life. Recently, many high-rise buildings have been constructed, and their façades are easily …

Climbing robots are robotic systems to move over 2D or complex 3D environments such as
walls, ceilings, roofs, and geometric structures and to conduct various tasks. They will not …

High-rise tasks such as cleaning, painting, inspection, and maintenance on walls of large
buildings or other structures require robots with climbing and manipulating skills. Motivated …

Wheeled-tracked vehicles are mainly suitable for relatively flat terrain. Legged-vehicles, on
the other hand, have the potential to handle wide variety of terrain. Robug IIs is a legged …

The ability to navigate complex unstructured environments and carry out inspection tasks
requires robots to be capable of climbing inclined surfaces and to be equipped with a sensor …

Agriculture, forestry, and building industry would be prospective fields of robotic
applications. High-rise tasks in these fields require robots with climbing skills. Motivated by …

Climbing robots are being developed for applications ranging from cleaning to inspection of
difficult to reach constructions. These machines should be capable of travelling on different …

High-rise tasks in agriculture, forestry and building industry requires robots possessing
climbing function. Motivated by these potential applications and inspired by the climbing …

The interest in the development of climbing robots has grown rapidly in the last years.
Climbing robots are useful devices that can be adopted in a variety of applications, such as …

Although a large number of wall-climbing robots have been developed in the past decades,
most of them suffer from shortcomings such as poor ability to omni-directional locomotion …