The proposed robot, dubbed GRIP-tape, which stands, in part, for grasping and rolling in-plane, reportedly solves a problem ...

It's a game a lot of us played as children -- and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineer, this game was an inspiration, ...

Measuring tape is springy—you can bend it any way you want and it goes back to its original state. It's also made of steel, which is both robust and durable, as well as thin enough that it won't ...