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Robots get sticky fingers (video)
At a robotics forum, SmartPlanet checks out Grabit, which has developed a way for robots to pick up objects using electroadhesion.
Grabit, a spinoff from research institute SRI International, has developed a way for robots to pick up objects by using electroadhesion technology. It works by charging a flexible plastic film embedded with electrodes.
At the Future of Robotics in Silicon Valley and Beyond forum, SmartPlanet's Sumi Das recently got a look at how the technology works and learned what benefits it has over other methods.
This video originally appeared on SmartPlanet with the headline "Sticky fingers for robots."
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