Self-folding thermo-magnetically responsive soft microgrippers, Gracias laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA


Tiny robotic ‘hands’ – a new tool for surgeons?

Published on Feb 4, 2015

Many people imagine robots as clunky, metal versions of humans. But scientists are forging new territory in the field of soft robotics. Introducing one of their latest advances: a microscopic, hand-like gripper that could help doctors perform remotely guided surgical procedures or perform biopsies.
 
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