The gecko glove is a pad of 24 tiles covered in a synthetic adhesive that shares large loads—like the weight of a human body—across all tiles evenly. … The pads themselves that the tiles are attached to are in turn attached to special degressive springs that become less stiff the further they are stretched.

How expensive are gecko gloves?

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Who invented gecko gloves?

Mechanical engineer Elliot Hawkes of Stanford University developed the gloves, which are designed to support a person’s weight, by mimicking the sticky pad of a gecko’s feet.