Nanoterramechanics?

We liked this report from the New Scientist of tiny strong robots from Stanford. Good use of biomimicry to figure out how to help the feet hold up to the lateral forces. via The Verge.

Tiny robots pull objects up to 2,000 times their own weight
The equivalent of a human dragging a blue whale

Full story: http://bit.ly/1DHNohp Two robots borrow techniques from both inchworms and geckos to climb up walls while carrying huge loads