Necrobotics
Sign in to savethumb|Demonstration of the concept thumb|A "necrobotic" gripper is fashioned from a dead spider and used to lift objects. thumb|Procedure explanation Necrobotics is the practice of using biotic materials (or dead organisms) as robotic components. Necrobotics can serve as an alternative to mechanical components that are difficult to manufacture by using biological components designed by natural selection in order to exploit the highly developed selective design implemented in biological lifeforms via the process of evolution.
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Necrobotics: Dead Spiders Reincarnated as Robot Grippers - IEEE Spectrum
That microhydraulic gripper you’ve always wanted, thanks to an ex-spider
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9 sectionsContents
- Background
- Fabrication
- Testing and Data
- Internal Force Versus Gripping Force
- Spider Weight Versus Gripping Force
- Gripper Lifespan
- Constraints
- See also
- References
thumb|Demonstration of the concept thumb|A "necrobotic" gripper is fashioned from a dead spider and used to lift objects. thumb|Procedure explanation Necrobotics is the practice of using biotic materials (or dead organisms) as robotic components. Necrobotics can serve as an alternative to mechanical components that are difficult to manufacture by using biological components designed by natural selection in order to exploit the highly developed selective design implemented in biological lifeforms via the process of evolution.
In July 2022, researchers in the Preston Innovation Lab at Rice University in Houston, Texas published a paper in Advanced Science introducing the concept and demonstrating its capability by repurposing dead spiders as robotic grippers and applying pressurized air to activate their gripping arms.
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