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Giant balloons could clear out space junk - space - 04 August 2010 - New Scientist - 0 views

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giant balloons could clear out space junk

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    Helium balloons are known for pulling things up, but they could be a great way to drag defunct satellites down to Earth, a team of engineers says.
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Low-cost robotic gripper replaces human hand and fingers | KurzweilAI - 0 views

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Low-cost robotic gripper replaces human hand and fingers | KurzweilAI

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    The human hand is an amazing machine that can pick up, move and place objects easily, but for a robot, this "gripping" mechanism is a vexing challenge. Opting for simple elegance, researchers from Cornell University, University of Chicago, and iRobot have bypassed traditional designs based around the human hand and fingers, and created a versatile gripper using everyday ground coffee and a latex party balloon.
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