For clues into how Myrmoteras executes its power-amplified strike, scientists examined the ants first under a microscope, then using micro computed tomography (micro-CT), a three-dimensional ...

Jaws of success: the new robotic gripper based on ant mandibles could use used in environmental clean-up as well as in construction and agriculture (courtesy: iStock) Researchers at the University of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on ... Mimicking the actions of ants’ hairy jaws could make robots better at picking up objects and moving them around ...