Type of Adhesion

The adhesion is the key factor of climbing robots; there are different techniques that can be used to hold a robot in the wall, these are: Vacuum, Needles or gripping, Magnetic, Propeller, Electrostatic, Glue or tape, Van der waals forces.

Magnetic Technique

None Destructive Testing Robot for Continuous Thickness Inspection.
Wall climbing robot for steel surface adhesion.
Colombia - 2012

Suction Technique

Underwater Wall Climbing Robot with Propeller Adhesion.
Underwater Wall Climbing Robot for Nuclear Pressure Vessel Inspection.
England - 2006

Gripping Technique

Inward Pipeline Wheeled Scanning Robot.
Pipe climbing robot with friction adhesion.
England, Colombia - 2006

Vortex Technique

Wireless Wall Climbing Robot with propeller-Vacuum Adhesion.
Wall climbing robot for any surface adhesion.
England - 2006

Magnetic Technique

Wall Climbing Robot with Permanent Magnet Adhesion.
Most Industrial Innovative Wall Climbing Robot - Emerald.
England - 2005

friction Technique

Climbing Ring Robot for Inspection of Offshore Wind Turbines.
1st place, Industrial Innovative Robot, highly commanded - Emerald.
England, Wales - 2008

Magnetic Technique

Wall Climbing Robot with Permanent Magnet Adhesion.
Climbing Cooperating Robots for Fast and Flexible Manufacturing of Large Scale Engineering Structures.
England, Frace, Italy, Greece - 2009

Suction Technique

Underwater Wall Climbing Robot with Propeller Adhesion.
Amphibions Wall Climbing Robot for NDT Inspection.
England - 2007

Magnetic Technique

Wall Climbing Robot with Permanent Magnet Adhesion.
Wall-pipes cleaner robot for boiler industry aplications.
Colombia, Chile - 2012

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