A lamprey’s mouth has inspired a new suction device that can grip in air and underwater. The design aims to solve a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers from Saarland University in Germany have developed a new robotic gripping system that slashes energy consumption by 90 ...
Energy remains a significant factor in industrial production processes. High levels of energy consumption make production ...
A new one, inspired by plant seed pods, takes the form of a robotic gripper which is strong yet easily activated. Putting it simply, bistable devices are tensioned gadgets that are capable of ...
Festo has introduced the HPPF flat parallel gripper that ranges in height from 19 mm to 41 mm among its four sizes: 8, 12, 16, and 20. The stroke length ranges from 8 to 80 mm, and gripping forces ...
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 ...