Scamp, the robot that flies, scurries and climbs walls just like an insect

A team of engineers has built a robot which can fly, land and scuttle up walls, just like a bug. The researchers said the machines could be used in disaster areas where rubble or floodwaters limit suitable landing spots for standard drones, but where there may still be vertical surfaces intact. Engineers at Stanford University have developed Scamp (pictured), a flying robot which can land on walls and climb vertical surfaces using its spindly legs. Called the Stanford Climbing and Aerial Manoeuvring Platform, affectionately shortened to Scamp, the flying robot is just as happy climbing surfaces as it is in the air. It uses two spindly, daddy long legs-style limbs to pull itself up walls and surfaces, and was developed and built at Stanford University's Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab.