In the soft grip of nature

Sci Robot. 2020 Dec 16;5(49):eabd9120. doi: 10.1126/scirobotics.abd9120.

Authors

J K A Langowski^{1

2}, P Sharma^{2

3}, A Leylavi Shoushtari^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University & Research, De Elst 1, 6708 WD Wageningen, Netherlands. [email protected].
² 4TU Consortium Dutch Soft Robotics, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.
³ Physical Chemistry & Soft Matter, Wageningen University & Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, Netherlands.
⁴ Farm Technology Group, Wageningen University & Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, Netherlands.

PMID: 33328299
DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abd9120

Abstract

Biological grippers can inspire the development of a new class of versatile soft grippers in agrorobotics and beyond.

Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture / instrumentation
Animals
Biomimetic Materials
Biomimetics / instrumentation*
Crops, Agricultural
Equipment Design
Hand Strength / physiology*
Humans
Models, Biological
Robotics / instrumentation*