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05/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New robotic fingers inspired by the gecko now being developed

Anyone who’s seen a gecko knows how sticky their toes are. The newest robotic gripper devised by California-based researchers takes a cue from those clingy lizards. The soft robot can grasp a much wider variety of objects, including some that were too slippery for previous robot hands, according to a NewsWise article. Geckos can climb […]

11/27/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Mother Nature’s amazing tech: Researchers studied dandelions to develop new parachutes, drones

The science behind how dandelions scatter their seeds is carefully being studied by researchers in biomechanics, fluid dynamics, and microfabrication at Scotland’s University of Edinburgh, lending them information into the physics of parachutes and giving them ideas on how to design small drones or micro air vehicles. The researchers gave the answer as to why […]

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