If you had to grasp a tiny delicate object such as a blood vessel, doing so with traditional tweezers would be a very painstaking process – just a little too much pressure, and the object could be crushed. Instead, scientists from Iowa State University have developed miniature coiling tentacles for doing the job. They're even capable of holding an ant without harming it.
.. Continue Reading Pneumatic micro-tentacles can grab delicate objects as small as antsSection: Science
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via http://www.gizmag.com/
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