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 ...

Uncover the unique design of GRIP-tape, a robot hand featuring measuring tape that showcases creativity in engineering.

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...

The Zimmer Group has designed a custom gripper that enables one robot to handle both a crankshaft and an engine block.