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New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry
« on: January 07, 2018, 07:49:00 am »

New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry

By Robert F. ServiceJan. 4, 2018 , 3:00 PM

Robots are wielding a new kind of soft power. Researchers have outfitted them with a new class of muscles, which—like our own—offer both strength and sensitivity. By not overpowering and damaging the objects they’re manipulating, the muscles could one day help a new generation of soft robots perform delicate tasks—everything from picking fruit to assisting elderly people.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/new-robot-muscles-are-strong-enough-lift-baseball-and-nimble-enough-pluck-raspberry
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Re: New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry
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New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry

Thank goodness we'll be ready when baseball sized raspberries are developed!
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Re: New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2018, 08:19:27 pm »


Two people will get this.
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Re: New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2018, 08:25:57 pm »
Cool!
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Re: New robot ‘muscles’ are strong enough to lift a baseball—and nimble enough to pluck a raspberry
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2018, 08:27:57 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on January 07, 2018, 08:19:27 pm


Two people will get this.

Boxing robots?
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