<ul><li>Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK have built a prototype “hairy robotic gripper” that is inspired by the hairs found on ant jaws.</li><li>The gripper features two aluminum plates with rows of synthetic hairs that mimic the structure of ant jaws.</li><li>Tests showed that the gripper with hairs increased the grasp success rate from 64% to 90% when picking up various objects.</li><li>The researchers believe that this technology has potential applications in environmental clean-up, construction, and agriculture.</li></ul>

Ants’ hairy jaws help robots to get a grip

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