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The work is validated by experiments. The robot can also perform axial rotation, can cross\u2010tangential obstacles and climb poles with a strong conical shape, due to passive normal force regulation with springs and a force amplifying linkage. The first experiments showed excellent stability during vertical climbing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>More work will be required to make the robot more rigid, more compact, and lighter. The robot is jointly patented by Thales and IFMA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>It is original because of its rolling self\u2010locking concept: rolling allows continuous ascension whereas self\u2010locking guarantees a null energy consumption while staying still on the pole.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/01439911011037695","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,5,1]],"date-time":"2010-05-01T07:02:41Z","timestamp":1272697361000},"page":"287-292","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Design of a climbing robot for cylindro\u2010conic poles based on rolling self\u2010locking"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Jean\u2010Christophe","family":"Fauroux","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00ebl","family":"Morillon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2022012620440553400_b14","unstructured":"Amacker, J. 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