New research shows that copying the actions of an ants' jaws could help improve robots grip. Researchers at the University of ...

Robotiq's PowerPick Multi is a multi-cup, dual-zone picking system designed to automate palletizing for variable box sizes, ...

In tests with 30 different household objects, the addition of 'hairs' increased the prototype gripper's grasp success rate ...

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Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK have built a prototype “hairy robotic gripper” that is inspired by the hairs found on ant jaws. Ants are not only excellent nest builders but are ...

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By observing ants moving objects, researchers have developed an end effector that could make better robot grippers.

A prototype ‘hairy gripper’ based on the mouths of ants has already been developed and tested. The robotic gripper is inspired by the strength and efficiency of the mouths of ants (Alamy/PA ...

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