Venus flytrap-inspired 'robot hand' material senses objects and grasps them under light

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 29 Sept, 13:40 UTC

A Venus flytrap closes its leaves to trap prey when it senses a stimulus. Taking inspiration from this plant, KAIST researchers have combined the roles of skin that senses approaching objects and muscle that grasps them in a single soft material. When an electrically charged object comes near, ions…

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• T2Venus flytrap-inspired 'robot hand' material senses objects and grasps them under lightPhys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)29 Sept, 13:40