New soft motor more closely resembles real muscles (w/ video)

Monday, April 18, 2011 - 08:30 in Earth & Climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- "When you pick up a spoon with your fingers, you are able to move it from side to side and rotate it too by moving thumb and forefinger in opposition," Iain Anderson tells PhysOrg.com. Your hand is a soft machine. To be able to mimic the hand, we need soft technology."

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