An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos allows a robot to scale both smooth and rough vertical surfaces.

In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

CNBC is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Disruptor 50 list. Submit a nomination before February 23. Gecko Robotics, named to the 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 list, is using robots and AI to help ...

While an electrical engineering student at Pennsylvania’s Grove City College in 2013, Jake Loosararian traveled to Costa Rica for vacation. One day, he and a college friend camped in a rainforest on ...

Gecko Robotics Inc., the developer of artificial intelligence-powered software and advanced robotics that work to maintain physical infrastructure for energy and defense projects that can be hazardous ...

Nasa has revealed how it is harnessing the power of geckos in space to develop its next generation of exploratory robots. The space agency said it was working on a long-term replacement for duct tape, ...

CNBC’s Julia Boorstin and Gecko Robotics co-founder and CEO Jake Loosararian join 'Squawk Box' as the company comes in at #30 on the 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. Got a confidential news tip? We want ...

Humanoid robots are all the hype in 2026 as developers hope to develop models that can handle everyday tasks. RobCo co-founder and CEO Roman Hölzl comes on the program to discuss the use cases for ...

The collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year and an I-95 overpass in Philadelphia last June weren't triggered by structural flaws — a runaway, powerless ocean ship and tanker ...