Robotic grippers are delicate enough to lift egg yolks, experts show

Scientists have created incredible robotic grippers inspired by the Japanese art of Kirigami that are delicate enough to lift a raw egg yolk without breaking it. Kirigami is a Japanese art similar to origami, except it makes use of intricate cuts to paper, rather than relying on folding alone, to create striking 3D art. The plastic grippers, created by experts at North Carolina State University, are also precise enough to lift a human hair and a live fish without hurting it. Footage shows that they lift blobs of shampoo foam and even pine nuts off the top of a raw egg yolk without puncturing it. The grippers are demonstrated in a new paper as a concept for now, but they could have applications for biomedical technologies, such as joint implants.