While creating robotic grippers to pick up objects that are all the same shape and consistency is relatively easy, difficulties arise when trying to create one versatile enough to handle a wider ...

The impatiens-pod-inspired gripper incorporates two grasping "fingers," the bottoms of which are connected to either end of an elastic beam. The two clamps that connect the fingers to the beam are in ...

Robot arms and grippers do important work every hour of every day. They’re used in production lines around the world, toiling virtually ceaselessly outside of their designated maintenance windows.

UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering students have developed a new robot hand that picks fruit and changes light bulbs using just measuring tape as “fingers.” Called “GRIP-tape,” a backronym for ...

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Tools that offer early and accurate insight into plant health—and allow individual plant interventions—are key to increasing crop yields as environmental pressures increasingly impact horticulture and ...

In the world of robotics, sometimes it's the small advancements that make the biggest impact. For years, robots in manufacturing environments or production lines have been in cages in order to protect ...

A constantly shifting rug is a true pain, and can force you to unnecessarily have to readjust it after moving furniture or when the pets run in. Thankfully, the best rug grippers are made with either ...