/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/researchers-make-a-robotic-gripper-out-of-langoustine-tailsThe researchers repurposed langoustine tails into a robotic gripper that can handle delicate objects like a mushroom. (Image Credit: EPFL ) Nature has always been a great source of inspiration in robotics. Some bio-inspired machines are, however, unuen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/researchers-make-a-robotic-gripper-out-of-langoustine-tailsSat, 24 Jan 2026 19:56:44 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a12c15fd-d4c4-4bbe-8fd3-3a1d3e787be2DAB1<p>Interesting, but I think I would rather eat Langoustine tails then watch them rot a gripper station.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29480&AppID=141&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">