A gentle lifting gripper that could transform healthcare, mobility assistance and even unload heavy cargo. Read on!

In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with ...

A valuable part of any fire department’s rescue cache, high-pressure air lifting bags often only are partially understood by members. Many firefighters are familiar with identifying and assembling the ...

Some vines in nature are strong enough to wrap around fences and even pull down trees. Their ability to twist, cling and ...

Engineers from MIT and Stanford University have developed a novel robotic gripper inspired by the tenacious growth of vines.

Even more research has just confirmed that squat lifting (knees bent and back straight) techniques are no safer than stoop lifting (knees straight and back bent) techniques when picking up heavy ...