This system climbs up a wind turbine like a koala to perform maintenance and construction work. KoalaLifter is an autonomous self-climbing crane system for the maintenance and erection of onshore and offshore wind turbines. It's a breakthrough technology inspired by climbing koalas that uses friction collars to climb the tower instead of a conventional crane. The system was developed by Spanish company KoalaLifter, which received a €2 million grant from the European Innovation Council. It offers