Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material

This video accompanies our recent PNAS cover article. Shown is our universal robotic gripper performing a variety of gripping tasks. For more information on the gripper and how it works, see our website:
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This research is a collaboration between our lab at Cornell, the lab of Heinrich Jaeger at the University of Chicago, and iRobot.

[@DerekPetersonLives]

That water pouring was so satisfying

[@sonofcarr]

Oddly soothing and satisfying to behold

[@Kram1032]

I was waiting for it to pick up that mug too.

[@CaptainCorkles]

Am I the only one that finds it hilarious when it picks things up?

[@Strill_]

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[@j7a3m9e0s]

Can it pick up bread slice from a stack of bread?

[@xit1254]

At last, The mystery of My Little Pony and the PowerPuff Girls has been elucidated!

[@maiyuzuki]

Draemon's hand!!

[@wj11jam78]

What happens if it comes in contact with a sharp object? Does it pop? If so, is there a way to fix this problem?

[@utahwaxwing]

The tetrahedron example looked pretty sharp, but maybe you’re considering sharper

[@emilang]

:D That's so cute! I wish my hands were like that :p

[@qook1543]

Did you ever get robot hands?

[@sephamt]

prototype of Doraemon hand?

[@MrPeterBlood]

Звук п-ш-ш-ш с последующим бздыньк - восхитителен!

[@TombstoneHero]

Aperture Science - We Do What We Must Because We Can

[@qook1543]

You know what's up

[@tiagotiagot]

Is there anything that could be done to make it so the pump doesn't need to keep running while it is holding an object?

[@adisharr]

Yes, close the vacuum supply with a valve and monitor vacuum loss to only compensate when / if needed.

[@goshick]

great!

[@mayagrant1578]

I want to make this but I'm unsure what type of balloon I should use. Any recommendations?

[@MrChamptastic]

can it pick up sand

[@Ceafto2007]

I doubt

[@forbbbi]

1:06 shows stickyness like tape. that is not counting as a griper. but good shape idea, try flower next

[@dugui9]

wowww it was amazing....

[@decodedbunny101]

Hello Lucas

[@OldnickUA]

Точность захвата невозможно проконтролировать простыми способами, но если таким будет не рука, а ПАЛЕЦ руки, котрый будет удерживать одну из поверхностей объекта - тогда есть шанс не быть концептом)

[@TheDoomFan2004]

Ты живой ?

[@Noctuabundus]

Robot lab kept losing to Physics lab while playing Drop Ball, the extremely addictive, high intensity game designed for people everywhere.

[@nodnodwinkwinkV]

thats impressive...

[@alaricy]

Разновидность пневмозахвата. В промышленном применении надеюсь это варежка не быстро износится

[@fluxrobotics]

when I just heard about this, I thought that it is the result of the electro adhesion. Nevertheless, this is an elegant and cheap solution.

[@iloathbirdsss]

@ParkerThaGhost oh ya ikr i bet your robot grabber is way better than theres .......

[@nhanong3604]

Give me price have part

[@mansur2174]

Это класс!!! Всё дело в том что до этого рука-робот не могла определить какое усилие надо прикладывать. Т.Е. когда вы берете яйцо вы сжимаете его легонько чтобы не раздаваить а амортизатор сжимаете сильнее чтобы поднять. А здесь рука-робот сама определяет как сжимать тело и поднимать. Теперь вы сможете попросить робота принести вам стакан колы и не боитесь что он его возьмет как кувалду и не раздавит. Это на самом деле очень сложно. Молодцы. Вперед восстание машин

[@username6a]

This is how the Powerpuff girls hold things

[@FoxtrottYT]

nice

[@ptcpeople6843]

Doraemons hand...who thought it would be true one day...

[@kdwaynec]

I want to see it play some craps in Vegas. You know, pick up two dice, shake them around and throw a seven every time

[@lorrajoy]

My little pony explained

[@Botryococcus]

藤子・F・不二雄が描いた未来、その先見性。

[@rodstartube]

Usefull for just pick and throw, and of course not suitable for precision tasks. Weird but interesting.

[@TheInvisiblePanda]

а бездонная кружка никого не удивляет?

[@13loodLust]

Why doesn't the cup ever get fullll?!

[@cominder64]

Neat

[@Celicam]

And thus, Earth Pony magic was explained by science! /)

[@slava312]

Комменты отпад)

[@pit3ds]

прям за гипнотизировало)

[@j7raven]

Самое интересное это как он воду из стакана в себя не засосал

[@hagki]

so this doraemon hand in real life

[@honeyl3ees]

look like Doreamon's hands ????

[@AtnerYegorov]

не шустро...

[@АлександрМедведев-д2е]

Yo!

[@BailorTheSailorMan]

So thats how miis hold thinks

[@NoizyInSeattle]

This will revolutionize sex robots!

[@slava312]

@TheNewKai ыхы =)

[@nrosiham]

Doraemon's hand

[@GURU10]

пох на шар, хочу такую же кружку

[@pizzalobster]

хобот =)

[@MrArmin88]

@TheNewKai hhahahah

[@GReeeeNTeA04]

doraemon

[@ZethDarkstar]

XD

[@gary640525]

不就是個吸塵器的吸入口套上衣個麥克風泡綿而已zzz

[@mitchib1440]

Brohoof anyone? /)