An origami design helps this robot lift delicate and heavy cargo
The new soft gripper can easily pick up an apple, rubber ducky, electric drill and more

A LIGHT TOUCH A lightweight, vacuum-driven robotic gripper can pick up objects of a range of shapes and sizes, including fruit.
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