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Robotic elephant-trunk gripper uses internal camera for a sense of touch

Evolution has already found solutions to lots of problems, so engineers more often borrow ideas from nature instead of reinventing the wheel. We’ve previously seen robots that can curl up like armadillos to protect themselves, and now researchers have developed yet another soft robotic gripper that…

By Maryna HolovnovaNew Atlas Robotics
Robotic elephant-trunk gripper uses internal camera for a sense of touch

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Originally published by New Atlas Robotics on Jul 20, 2026.

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