This soft robotic gripper can screw in your light bulbs for you

This soft robotic gripper can screw in your light bulbs for you 10/12/2017 02:03 PM EDT How many robots does it take to screw in a light bulb? The answer: just one, assuming you're talking about a new robotic gripper developed by engineers at the University of California, San Diego. The engineering team has designed and built a gripper that can pick up and manipulate objects without needing to see them and needing to be trained. Full story at http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2336 Source University of California, San Diego 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 · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Arlington, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111