It seems that the big brains down at Stanford University in California are building the next generation rope gun. A robot that gently balances it weight between it legs and arms to nail the crux of the climb! The thought is that technology like this might someday allow a robot to scale the cliffs on mars to reveal new things about planet. But who knows? Maybe the next time you and your friends are arguing who is going to lead that nasty off-width, you might turn to your good friend “Capuchin” to settle the matter.

Read more about this crazy project on newscientist.com.