University of Georgia
Public research university in Athens, Georgia. Site of soft robotics research drawing on biological structures.
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Soft Robotic Gripper Modelled on Pole Bean Tendrils Developed at University of Georgia
In December 2020, researchers at the University of Georgia developed a soft robotic gripper modelled on the twining behaviour of pole bean tendrils. The 3-inch device uses a single pneumatic actuator and an embedded fibre-optic sensor to grasp objects as small as 1 millimetre in diameter and characterise surface properties during contact.