Tentacle robot can gently grasp fragile objects - YouTube

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Taking inspiration from nature, SEAS researchers designed a new type of soft, robotic gripper that uses a collection of thin tentacles to entangle and ensnare objects, similar to how jellyfish collect stunned prey. Alone, individual tentacles, or filaments, are weak. But together, the collection of filaments can grasp and securely hold heavy and oddly shaped objects. The gripper relies on simple inflation to wrap around objects and doesn’t require sensing, planning, or feedback control.  Learn More: https://seas.harvard.edu/news/2020/02/tentacle-bot ________________ SEE MORE RESEARCH…

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