{"id":534567,"date":"2026-03-20T10:29:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/534567\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:29:20","slug":"wall-climbing-robots-swarm-us-navy-warships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/534567\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall-climbing robots swarm US Navy warships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gecko-robotics-2.jpg\" alt=\"Gecko Robotics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Under the five-year contract, Gecko will begin work on 18 ships in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, with the initial award valued at up to $54 million. The contract vehicle is structured to allow other military services to access the technology as well. 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