Disney Research VertiGo

Disney Research Zurich & ETH Zurich (Switzerland) VertiGo (1)

Not for sale

Not for sale (research)Not programmableWall climbingPropeller thrustDisney ResearchDrives up walls

Not for saleShipping: Not for sale.

Remote control: Not possible. Research prototype.

Overview

A wall-climbing car that uses propeller thrust instead of suction or magnets, so it can drive over glass, brick and curved or rough surfaces. It flips from the floor onto a wall by thrusting the rear propeller toward the wall and the front one upward. Disney suggested uses such as lighting effects and wall games. It remained a lab demonstration.

Type: Crawling robot · Climbers & inspection crawlers
Maker: Disney Research Zurich & ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Released: 2015
Price: Not for sale
Status: Not for sale (research)
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: No programmability

Price and shipping

Research prototype.

Shipping: Not for sale. A research prototype that was never sold.

Specifications

Category	Crawlers, snakes & climbers · Climbers & inspection crawlers
Released	2015
Country	Switzerland
Availability	Not for sale (research)
Programmability	No programmability
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	None · No built-in LLM and no SDK to connect one.
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	Unknown
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Unknown
Remote control	Not programmable
Size	Not published (carbon-fiber baseplate, 3D-printed parts)
Locomotion	Four wheels (one steerable pair) pressed against the wall by two tiltable propellers, each with 2 DoF of thrust direction
Compute	Not published
Camera	Not published
Sensors	Not published
Runtime	Not published
Speed	Not published
SDK	None public