Jun-14-15
Tiny robotic tentacles gentle enough to pick up an ant without crushing it could have applications in high-precision work, such as embryonic surgeries.
Still in the R&D stage, the tentacles are about the thickness of a human hair, and are made up of a soft, rubber material embedded with a network of tiny pneumatic channels. Pumping compressed air into the channels will cause the soft tentacle to coil in a “gentle spiraling and scooping motion” that could be used to manipulate blood vessels or embryos during minimally invasive surgery.
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