In the gripper's neutral default state, the beam is flat and non-tensioned. When it's time to grasp an object, however, the shafts get rotated, causing the beam to bend slightly upward. This puts it ...

For all the work done since the dawn of robotics, there is still no match for the human hand in terms of its dexterity and adaptability. Researchers of the IRIM Lab at Koreatech is a step closer with ...

Evolution has already found solutions to lots of problems, so engineers more often borrow ideas from nature instead of reinventing the wheel. We’ve previously seen robots that can curl up like ...

It's a game a lot of us played as children -- and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineer, this game was an inspiration, ...

If it’s true time slips through our fingers like sand, these soft robot grippers might be able to stop the clock. The grippers cushion objects as they grasp, allowing the pincers to handle fragile, ...

A new gripper robot grasps by reflex. Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the bot adapts in the moment to reflexively roll, palm, or pinch an object to get a better hold. When ...