Bionic robot arms as flexible and gentle as an elephant’s trunk
Doctoral student Yannik Goergen (l.) developed the bionic trunk as part of his PhD research work. Rawan Barakat is…
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Ride1Up’s Cafe Cruiser Ebike Has Too Much Junk in the Trunk
If someone tells me that they’re scared of electric bikes, but have ridden bikes before, I assume that the type of bike they’ve tried looks something like Ride1Up’s Cafe Cruiser. Every…
Trunk dexterity explained: Scientists decipher facial motor control in elephants: African elephants…
Elephants have an amazing arsenal of face, ear and trunk movements. The trunk consists of far more muscles than the entire human body and can perform both powerful and very delicate…
Skin: An additional tool for the versatile elephant trunk: Elephant biomechanics suggests a new…
A new study from Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk -- its folded skin also plays an important role. The…
Meet the Frunk: EV Makers Put the Trunk up Front
Drivers can now have less junk in their trunk, and more in their frunk.People have long prized having storage space in the back of their cars, whether for stashing tools or tailgating. As…
How an elephant’s trunk manipulates air to eat and drink
New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their trunks, allowing them to store up to nine liters of…