One of the most challenging things for humans to manipulate are items like rope, wire, or cables. These thin, flexible objects are even more difficult for robots to manage with most robotic grippers ...

MIT Creates Soft Robotic Gripper That Can Lift 100 Times Its Weight The origami "magic ball" gripper doesn't try to imitate our hands, but it can still hold 100 times its weight.

Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a robotic gripper with the dexterity to handle thin objects like ropes and cables, the university announced.

MIT has been working on advancing robotics for many uses for many years now. Some of the robots it creates might one day help in disaster situations, while others may one day replace humans for tasks ...

You know robotic grippers are getting advanced when they can pick up a potato chip without crushing it. In order to do that, they need tactile sensing and proprioception — an awareness of where they ...

Companies like Amazon are incredibly interested in developing robots that can pick up irregular objects, and soft robotics is probably the best way to do it. Currently, the team says the cone-shaped ...