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Published online 13 December 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051212-4
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A robotic snail that can climb smooth vertical walls and traverse ceilings has oozed into action.
The mechanical mollusc was developed by a team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Anette Hosoi.
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