The most "gentle" the robot in the world



Scientists have created a robot with such a light touch that he can carefully pick a flower, not a single mash petals or damaging the fragile stem. Soft tentacle robot is a flexible plastic tube with several pneumatic channels which are filled with a different degree of air pressure. This allows the robotic arm to flex in three dimensions, wrap itself around an object, grab it by applying the right amount of force to lift it, whether it's a cup of coffee, a wrench or a fragile dandelion.

via factroom.ru