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2009: The origins
The Gibbot initially started off as a class project when it was known as the Monkeybot. The video below shows the first attempts at getting the robot to swing.
Video of the First Attempts
2010: A new look
Kinea Design, llc. redesigned the robot giving it a rugged and stylish black and purple exterior.
Success!
With an improved design, both internally and externally, the Gibbot can now quickly swing across the steal wall
2011-2014: Continued Success
The Gibbot has been at the 2012 and 2014 Museum of Science and Industry's National Robotics Week. In 2012, it was a part of the NxR lab's live demos at the museum. In 2014, it was part of the student presentations given at the museum. The title of the talk was "How I Met My Robot (or: how an open-ended research topic turns into a specific robot)."
In 2012, the IEEE Spectrum Magazine wrote an online article about the robbot: "Gibbot Training to Swing Like Monkey." The news also made appearances in Popular Science, Slate, and other online news blogs.