Say “thank you” to a pneumatic actuator next time you enjoy a craft beer. Or eat a watermelon. Or open a can of paint. Or interact with any of a number of objects, from cars to pills ...

Known as GRACE (GeometRy-based Actuators able to Contract and Elongate) the pneumatic actuating system was designed by scientists at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT, Italian Institute of ...