Suction is incredibly powerful and can be put to use in several different ways. [Jem Stansfield] built a set of vacuum gloves for a BBC TV series to show how powerful suction really is. He climbed ...

The Safe-er-Grip suction-cup assist handle held 70 pounds without issue during our testing. Photo: Leslie Grisdale Though the Safety+Beauty suction grab bar was able to hold 70 pounds during our ...

making it more energy-efficient than typical wall-climbing robots. The suction robot also can’t slide over steps, but future ...

The Roborock QRevo Curv 2-in-1 robot vacuum, on display at IFA Berlin, can traverse small ledges and cleans with an eye-popping 18,500Pa of suction power. I’m PCMag’s senior analyst covering ...

These features also endow sliding suction with great potential for future applications in robotic fields, including ...

Motivated by debates on facebook, the Italian climber and photographer Riky Felderer shares his point of view about an issue that knows no end: climbing grades. I followed with interest a ...

Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered, here’s another system. Here's how winter climbing grades work. Winter routes are graded for difficulty and ...

Additionally, participants must be able to climb comfortably and without falling at or above the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS) grade of 5.9 before participating. Prior to participating in the class, ...

In the meantime, check out how someone accomplished similar wall-climbing feats using salvaged microwave transformers. [Many thanks to mike cirioli for the tip] ...

Here's how winter climbing grades work. Just when you thought you had grades mastered, here’s another system. Here's how winter climbing grades work. Winter routes are graded for difficulty and ...

Aside from its climbing capabilities, the Curv has a new lofty benchmark in cleaning power with 18,500Pa of suction. That’s up quite a bit from the already impressive 10,000Pa of Roborock's ...

BERLIN—The Roborock QRevo Curv is one of the first robot vacuums to add a third dimension to its traversal capabilities. On display here at IFA in Berlin, the brand's latest vacuum and mop ...