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

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

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The research suggests that copying the hairy grips of ants’ mouthparts could improve robots’ ability to pick up and move ...

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

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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Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have created the world’s smallest flying robot that can be controlled without any wires. This tiny insect-like machine is less than 1 centimeter ...

Researchers at Hanyang University are developing tiny microbot swarms that connect, move and change shape when controlled by ...

Professor Charlotte Deane, executive chairwoman at EPSRC said: “This innovative robotic gripper, inspired by the remarkable strength and efficiency of ants, is a great example of cutting-edge ...