Therefore, the soft structure itself functions as a suction gripper by generating adhesive force to surface of objects. In addition, by pulling the wires that control the shape of the gripper, located ...

Cephalopod suction was previously thought to be a product of these creatures’ soft, flexible bodies, which can deform easily ...

Developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, the suction-based gripper resembles a kind of rubberized Venus flytrap. Related: ...

References [1] Development of a new suction gripper for gripping under-constrained workpiece with minimized contact. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (2024). [2] LBH gripper: Linkage ...