--- title: 2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials... description: geCKo Materials unveiled four new commercial products using gecko-inspired dry adhesive technology: semiconductor wafer handlers, robotic grippers for smooth... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/2024-s-startup-battlefield-runner-up-gecko-materials-reveals-four-new-products-at-techcrunch-disrupt-z6jxkwish twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt | daily.dev og:description: geCKo Materials unveiled four new commercial products using gecko-inspired dry adhesive technology: semiconductor wafer handlers, robotic grippers for smooth... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/2024-s-startup-battlefield-runner-up-gecko-materials-reveals-four-new-products-at-techcrunch-disrupt-z6jxkwish og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/z6JXkWiSh.png og:image:alt: 2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 2024’s Startup Battlefield runner-up geCKo Materials reveals four new products at TechCrunch Disrupt **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary geCKo Materials unveiled four new commercial products using gecko-inspired dry adhesive technology: semiconductor wafer handlers, robotic grippers for smooth and irregular surfaces, and all-purpose robotic arm grippers. The material can attach/detach 120,000 times without residue, with one-inch tiles holding 16 pounds. Since their 2024 Startup Battlefield appearance, the company tripled team size, raised $8M, and deployed their adhesive on six space missions. Major customers include TSMC, Samsung, Intel, Ford, and NASA, with semiconductor applications achieving 5.4G acceleration—significantly exceeding industry targets. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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