In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with ...

Biological and synthetic components can be combined to create a robotic gripper. It can even move a considerable amount of ...

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Folks blessed with a soft touch seem to have no problem getting to grips with delicate objects, but it can be a tough ask for robots. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering ...

A team of roboticists at the University of California San Diego and BASF Corporation has developed a unique 3D-printed soft robotic gripper that operates without the need for electronics. So, how does ...

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Utilizing soft, flexible materials such as cloth, paper, and silicone, soft robotic grippers is an essential device that acts like a robot's hand to perform functions such as safely grasping and ...

Cobots need grippers on their arms to grab and move things. Grippers come in different types, like air-powered, electric, vacuum and magnetic ones. Each type has its own strengths and weaknesses, and ...

The boundary between living tissue and machine is blurring in MIT laboratories. Engineers there have developed a bio-inspired ...

[Tazer] built a small desktop-sized robotic arm, and it was more or less functional. However, he wanted to improve its ability to pick things up, and attaching a pneumatic gripper seemed like the ...

Designed for use by food processors and consumer packaged goods manufacturers, the mGripAI robot gripper from Soft Robotics combines 3D perception, soft grasping, and artificial intelligence (AI) for ...

Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a robotic gripper that uses thin tentacles to grasp fragile or priceless objects, as ...