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SUMMARY:How the elephant grabs with its trunk - David Hu (Georgia Institut
 e of Technology)
DTSTART:20170919T103000Z
DTEND:20170919T111000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Elephants feed on food items using a flexible yet heavy trunk.
  &nbsp\;In this talk\, we report experiments from Zoo Atlanta showing how 
 the trunk can be used to manipulate both small to large food items. &nbsp\
 ;For smallest items\, the elephant creates kinks in its trunk which enable
 s the elephant to the trunk&#39\;s weight to jam piles of particles togeth
 er. Larger items can be grabbed using air suction\, whereby the elephant g
 enerates air flows rivaling the speed of the human sneeze. &nbsp\;The heav
 iest items are grabbed by wrapping the trunk and lifting with the elephant
 &#39\;s head\, using the trunk as a lever. &nbsp\;A series of simple robot
 s demonstrate how elephant-inspired principles can aid in picking up objec
 ts.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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