2 papers
cs.RO2026
Minimal Footprint Grasping Inspired by Ants
Mohamed Sorour, Barbara Webb
Ants are highly capable of grasping objects in clutter, and we have recently observed that this involves substantial use of their forelegs. The forelegs, more specifically the tars…
cs.RO2023
AntGrip -- Boosting Parallel Plate Gripper Performance Inspired by the Internal Hairs of Ant Mandibles
Mohamed Sorour, Barbara Webb
Ants use their mandibles - effectively a two-finger gripper - for a wide range of grasping activities. Here we investigate whether mimicking the internal hairs found on ant mandibl…