Robot Arm Tastes With Engineered Bacteria (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Robot Arm Tastes With Engineered Bacteria

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This robotic gripping arm uses engineered bacteria in wells in its fingers to 'taste' for a specific chemical before deciding whether to pick up the ball and put it in the bath. The system was developed by engineers at UC Davis and Carnegie Mellon University.

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Tess Hellebrekers, Soft Machines Lab, Carnegie Mellon University

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