Gecko Inspires New Robot Grippers for Use in Space

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By Ken Ham

It’s always exciting to see researchers and scientists looking to God’s creation for innovative designs to solve problems. A recent news article highlighted yet another example of biomimicry (copying God’s design): robot grippers for use in outer space, inspired by the design of gecko feet.

These new grippers could grab and hold floating objects in microgravity, which is not an easy thing to do since many chemical adhesives don’t work in the various temperatures in space, and suction doesn’t work in a vacuum. Researchers hope these new grippers will eventually help robots move space junk to safer, higher orbits or …read more

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