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 ...

Their observations allowed them to piece together a model of how the jaws likely works. Researchers detected a feature of the ant's mandible joint that allows its jaws to lock open. Before the ...

The sharp-tipped, curving jaws are cocked open ... As predators, weaver ants hunt practically every kind of invertebrate big enough for a meal—and so effectively that the ants' territories ...

It's serrated jaws are just the right shape for cutting ... shape and size and has a special job to do. The soldier ants are big with huge mandibles that are used for defending the nest and ...

"The African ones have jaws like knives; they'll eat babies ... photographing the minutiae of nature, especially ant life, in vivid, almost glamorous detail—a skill he acquired largely by ...

Key to the gripper’s success is replication of an ant’s hairy jaws, which improves the capability of current robotic handling systems with minimal increase in complexity or cost. According to its ...

Mimicking ants' hairy jaws could make robotic systems much more effective at picking objects up and moving them around. A prototype "hairy robotic gripper" has been developed by the University of ...

But, the tiny insects have taught researchers in Scotland big lessons. New research shows that copying the actions of an ants' jaws could help improve robots ability to grip. Researchers at the ...