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

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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A prototype “hairy gripper” based on the mouths of ants has already been developed and tested with “excellent results”, ...

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

Pa Scotland Reporter6 minutes ago Mimicking the actions of ants’ hairy jaws could make robots better at picking up objects and moving them around, researchers have found. A prototype “hairy ...

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