Uncanny advances in clone technology

The Willow Garage Robot can plug itself into wall socket with the same level of accuracy I attain before noon whilst hungover. If they built it to swear in frustration too I'd buy one to replace myself at work.

Stick it to me

I had no idea what made geckos stick to the roof, and now the magic of the internet reveals that they are harnessing the power of van der Waals forces. Lizards are pretty smart, right? Well, humans are catching up.

Metin Sitti and Ozgur Unver has created a sticky, wall-climbing bot destined for such ignominious household uses as removing cobwebs and/or "surveillance". Seriously, is there a nerd alive who has not at some stage dreamed of inventing a better machine for spying on hot chicks taking showers?

(PS: There is a much more highbrow and sciency article on the sticky-bots at New Scientist...)