It's a game a lot of us played as children—and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would ...

Inspired by a childhood game of unspooling measuring tape, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed ...

A team of robotics experts at UC San Diego has developed a robotic gripper based on measuring tape. The tape is a good material for grippers because it is both strong and flexible.

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...

For all the work done since the dawn of robotics ... loaded to the open position. A flexible belt stretches between the finger tip and the base of the gripper, which can be tensioned to actuate ...

They are launching version 3 of their LittleArm robotic arm, and the progression ... that squiggly pattern that allows the gripper to flex into place. The gripper tips also feature a simple ...

End of arm tooling (EoAT) refers to the devices attached to the end of a robotic arm that allow it to interact with objects and perform specific tasks. These tools range from simple grippers to ...

A flexible robotic arm that functions like an elephant’s trunk − capable of twisting while staying pliable in other ...

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That’s because the tape is both robust and flexible; can be stored in a small container when retracted; and can reach far ...

That’s because the tape is both robust and flexible; can be stored in a ... They can also retract to bring objects closer to the robot arm the gripper is mounted on. The researchers had already ...