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Magnetic "metasheet" material moves objects like a conveyor belt
Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a magnetic “metasheet” that can move objects and liquids around without needing robot arms or grippers.
Scientists at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a magnetic “metasheet” that can move objects and liquids around without needing robot arms or grippers. The team demonstrated it using a range of non-magnetic objects including small beads, a glass slide, a wooden plate, a leaf, and even water droplets with a superhydrophobic version of the material. The researchers say that the method is designed to help move objects that might be too fragile or the wrong shape for robot arms, grippers, claws and other systems to work with.
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