I'm a rock climber, and my first thought was "when will climbing shoes start advertising 'Gecko feet' in addition to Vibram rubber?" (Well, there's a fine line between refining your tools and cheating, which that would probably cross, but I still thought it.)<p>Based on the article, this looks like a system designed for machines requiring precision gripping, rather than for human use (although I'm not sure if that's just the use envisioned, or if there's some inherent limitation). Oh, well!