Now, robot moves things without touch

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Updated At : 01:43 PM Jan 28, 2020 IST

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Geneva: Scientists have designed a robotic gripper that uses sound waves to move small and fragile objects, without touching them. The prototype robot developed by researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland comprises two semi-spheres, and resembles a pair of headphones. “This phenomenon is known as acoustic levitation,” said Marcel Schuck, a fellow at ETH Zurich. PTI

Medical hero of B’desh liberation war dead

Agartala: Famous surgeon and Padma Shri awardee Rathin Datta, 89, who played a pivotal role in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war, died in Kolkata after a prolonged illness on Monday. Born in Assam’s Mangaldoi in 1931, he tirelessly took care of ‘Mukti Yoddhas’ (freedom fighters) of Bangladesh as well as Indian soldiers during the nine-month war for Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 and saved countless lives. IANS

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