A Magnetic Drainpipe-Climbing Robot Built to Lift a Radio Higher

Meshbot was built to carry a Meshtastic radio up a steel drainpipe on an apartment building. Nearby buildings made radio reception poor, and its creator couldn't access the roof to put an antenna higher up.

Robert Wallhead made a modular climbing robot using magnets and 3D-printable chassis parts. He describes the results as working reasonably well, while acknowledging it was hardly the most practical solution.