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 ...

Festo says its new HPSX soft gripper is designed to solve long-standing challenges in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Japanese art of paper cutting and folding known as kirigami has ...

Using a novel design inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, researchers have developed gentle yet strong robotic grippers that can fold clothes, grasp a drop of water and ultrathin microfibers ...

The current world population is estimated to be 7.8 billion, and with the United Nations predicting that number will reach 10.9 billion by the end of this century, the need for food manufacturers to ...

A gentle lifting gripper that could transform healthcare, mobility assistance and even unload heavy cargo. Read on!

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, paper folding and cutting Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, paper folding and cutting is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for ...

What makes a humanoid hand so fascinating? Imagine a robotic gripper delicately assembling intricate components on a factory floor or carefully holding fragile medical instruments during surgery.

Biohybrid robots that run on real muscle are shifting from science fiction toward workable machines. In labs around the world ...

Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made ...