The soft robotic hand, or gripper, could enhance coral reef restoration, helping to tackle the urgent decline of these vital ecosystems.

Soft coral grippers, with a side order of AI.

  • @littletoolshedEnglish
    1•3 months ago

    This is interesting; however, the click baity ‘world-first’ framing is kinda lame. This is what they are actually referring:

    “This is the first time in history that a robot apparatus ever picked up a coral and transferred it safely between tanks using a soft robotic gripper of this kind,” Mr Rodan said.