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Inspired by elephant trunks, shape-shifting robots bend, grab and team up
The Brief · written from 2 sources
- Researchers at Colorado State University developed a flexible, trunk-like robot inspired by elephant trunks.
- The robots can grip objects, bend, navigate difficult terrain and link together.
- The stated long-term goal is sending teams of these robots to aid space exploration or other complex tasks.
Why it matters
It shows a soft, shape-changing robotic design that can grip irregular objects and connect modules, a approach that may inform future robots for space missions and other complex tasks.
Who’s affected
- robotics researchers
- space engineers
- #soft robotics
- #biomimicry
- #elephant trunk
- #modular robots
- #space exploration
Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a flexible robot that functions like an elephant's trunk to grip objects, with a goal of one day sending teams of these machines to aid in space exploration or to help with any number of other complex tasks.
Timeline
Colorado State University research on trunk-inspired shape-shifting robots reported by Robotics News and Nanowerk
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Inspired by elephant trunks, shape-shifting robots bend, grab and team up
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Inspired by elephant trunks, these shape-shifting robots bend, grab and team up
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Inspired by elephant trunks, shape-shifting robots bend, grab and team up