Although the gripper doesn't require any electricity to operate, it does have to be hooked up to a source of compressed air. That air flows through a rubber hose and into the gripper. When the middle ...

For some time, researchers have used optical tweezers to manipulate tiny objects with incredible precision, using carefully ...

For all the work done since the dawn of robotics, there is still no match for the human hand in terms of its dexterity and adaptability. Researchers of the IRIM Lab at Koreatech is a step closer with ...

A gripper uses light to pick up, move, and place small parts that other light-based tools cannot easily handle.

Stringman uses ceiling cables, cameras, and a robotic gripper to collect clutter, showing a lower-cost path for practical ...

Aerial drones are much more useful if they can grasp and carry objects, plus they use much less power if they can perch on stationary objects instead of hovering. A new attachment allows drones to do ...

A new gripper robot grasps by reflex. Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the bot adapts in the moment to reflexively roll, palm, or pinch an object to get a better hold. When ...

A team of roboticists at West Virginia University have invented an innovative way to harvest fruit. According to a press ...

I'm not sure when your last spacewalk was, but you probably remember it being a bit difficult to manipulate objects, what with the gloves and the microgravity and all. As such, your tools were ...

Stringman is a cable-driven ceiling robot that picks up toys and clothes for around $1,000, using local AI to sort items ...