Soft robotic systems are evolving toward life-like motion, but precise shape-morphing and adaptive grasping remain difficult. This study presents a ...

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Urethral sounding is a medical procedure and sexual practice where a thin, smooth object is inserted into your urethra. Your urethra is the hollow tube that allows pee to leave your body. Sounding is ...

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A new study finds parts of the brain’s visual cortex are specialized to analyze either 'things' like solid objects or 'stuff,' flowing materials like water or sand. This image is an example of what ...

Most people are familiar with conventional cubical six-sided dice, but there are also polyhedral versions like the 20-sided dice used in ancient Rome and to play Dungeons and Dragons. Researchers have ...

Abstract: Robotic manipulation of rigid objects via deformable linear objects (DLO) such as ropes is an emerging field of research with applications in various rigid object transportation tasks. A few ...