Robotic Arm Inspired By Elephant Trunk
By KrishGujral On March 6, 2021 · Leave a Comment · In 2021 SP Team 36, 2021 SP Week 04, Biol. Discoveries translated into devices
The elephant trunk inspired the German company Festo to develop a bionic arm. Called the Bionic Handling Assistant, the free-moving “third hand system,” as Festo calls it, has plenty of uses in situations that require support from machines. That can include medical technology, rehabilitation and as an aid for the handicapped, as well as in agriculture, private homes and educational institutes.
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