[Chiprobot] has created an amazing compliant gripper. Designing robot hands (or end effectors) can be a perilous task. It is easy to give robots big, good, strong hands. Strong grippers have to ...

The robot, which the designers call "Holonomic Beetle 3" (or HB-3)—as they were inspired ... However, while many miniature ...

Jaws of success: the new robotic gripper based on ant mandibles could use used in environmental clean-up as well as in construction and agriculture (courtesy: iStock) Researchers at the University of ...

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...