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June 28, 2015

Engineers develop micro-tentacles so tiny robots can handle delicate objects
Ames IA (SPX) Jun 28, 2015
The tiny tube circled an ant's thorax, gently trapping the insect and demonstrating the utility of a microrobotic tentacle developed by Iowa State University engineers. "Most robots use two fingers and to pick things up they have to squeeze," said Jaeyoun (Jay) Kim, an Iowa State University associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. "But these tentacles wrap around very gently." And that makes them perfect hands a ... read more

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