Soft grippers, which are built from flexible materials that can bend and deform, are attracting a lot of attention from ...

A new generation of robots is beginning to take shape, one that moves, senses, and adapts more like living creatures.

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, ...

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 ...

Figure 1. Comparison between the single-object grasping method of conventional grippers and the multi-object grasping method of the developed gripper : Compared to the single-object grasping method, ...

Energy remains a significant factor in industrial production processes. High levels of energy consumption make production more expensive and exacerbate the climate crisis. A new type of robot ...

Robotics Autonomous gripper robot hauls heavy trash from Marseille seafloor By Paul Ridden September 23, 2025 The underwater trash collector is being developed as part of a larger system designed to ...

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025. The experimental grippers demonstrated autonomous detection and capture ...