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This Origami Robot Gripper Can Pick Up Objects of Various Shapes

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Here is a soft but strong origami robot hand that can handle objects of various sizes and shapes. Researchers from MIT and Harvard developed this gripper with a cone-shaped origami structure that collapses in on objects. It can pick up items that are 100 times its weight.

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This gripper allows robots to handle soup cans, hammers, wine glasses, drones, food items, and everything in between. As the researchers explain:

The gripper has three parts: the origami-based skeleton structure, the airtight skin to encase the structure, and the connector. The team created it using a mechanical rubber mold and a special heat-shrinking plastic that self-folds at high temperatures. Cone-shaped, hollow, and vacuum-powered, the device was inspired by the “origami magic ball” and can envelope an entire object and successfully pick it up.

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