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Inside the Hand That Folds a Towel Without Crushing It
Robot hands have conquered the warehouse, but folding a towel without crushing it still stumps most grippers. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the physics of deformable objects, the tactile sensors that finally let a robot feel fabric, and the MIT spinout that taught a two-fingered gripper to fold a bath towel in under a minute. They break down why compliance—not raw force—is the secret, how force-torque sensing at the wrist changed the game, and why the same tech is now heading for hospital linens and home laundry. If you've ever wondered why your robot vacuum still tangles in a…
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