Stanford engineers design a robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris

Stanford engineers design a robotic gripper for cleaning up space debris 07/06/2017 04:02 PM EDT Researchers combined gecko-inspired adhesives and a custom robotic gripper to create a device for grabbing space debris. They tested their gripper in multiple zero gravity settings, including the International Space Station. Photos courtesy Stanford University Full story at http://news.stanford.edu/press/view/15235 Source Stanford University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111