Robot gripper looks like a wilted flower, but can lift 100 times its weight

Photo: MIT CSAIL

Soft robot grippers look like the best solution to this problem, and the past few years have seen an explosion of this technology. Labs like CSAIL as well as commercial companies like RightHand Robotics have all gotten in on the action, developing everything from inflatable robot hands to beanbag-like grippers to modules shaped like octopus tentacles. “This is a first, to our knowledge, in creating a robot hand that can do such useful work,” says Rus.

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