Robot Arm Tastes With Engineered Bacteria

Andy Fell — June 26, 2019 - 1:49pm

A robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to “taste” for a specific chemical has been developed by engineers at the University of California, Davis, and Carnegie Mellon University. The gripper is a proof-of-concept for biologically-based soft robotics.

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Robot Arm Tastes With Engineered Bacteria