Robotic Arm Based on Elephant Trunk
Posted on April 16th, 2010 by axb
The good folks at Festo are up to their usual biomimicry mischief again. This time, they’ve made a robotic appendage based on the fluid dexterity of an elephant trunk. The “hands” of this new mechanical arm are sensitive enough to grab items as fragile as a tomato without harming them, making it ideal for manufacturing.
The “bionic handling assistant” brings to mind the tentacles of a certain Spiderman villain, but we’re hoping it will be used for good rather than evil.
Image: Ian Wilson/Flickr
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Tags: Biomimicry, Electrical, Industrial / Manufacturing, Mechanical, Robotics
go read spiderman then consider but dont make the arms
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