Robotic Gripping Mechanism Mimics How Sea Anemones Catch Prey
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 14:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers in China demonstrated a robotic gripping mechanism that mimics how a sea anemone catches its prey. The bionic torus captures and releases objects by crimping its skin. The grasper not only is relatively cheap and easy to produce but also can grab a variety of objects of different sizes, shapes, weights and materials. They discuss their work in this week's Applied Physics Letters.