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FinGripper

Festo designed its FinGripper based on the movements of a fish tail.
Swarming Robots

These swarming robots could help us in the future with search and rescue.
Robot Arm

Clunky metal robotic arms can be dangerous for humans to work near.
Sneak Peek: Making Stuff Wilder

Host David Pogue learns how hagfish slime might be used in the clothing of the future.
Elephant Arm

The arm is controlled by inflating an accordion-like tube on one side to bend the arm.
Slime Clothes

The mucin molecule is made up of a protein backbone with side chains of sugar.
SLIPS

The pitchers' tube-shaped leaves have microscopic bumps that hold a thin layer of water.
New York City One Year Later: Telecommunications

After Sandy nearly wiped out landlines in lower Manhattan, Verizon rebuilds its network.
Hagfish Defense

The hagfish protects itself by releasing a mass of slime that chokes the predator.
Sneak Peek: Making Stuff Faster

David Pogue learns the secrets to running faster.

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