A robot arm toting a Venus flytrap can grab delicate objects
Researchers can snap the traps shut using electrodes affixed to the plant
![Venus flytrap grabbing a weight](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/012221_ec_venustrap_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In lab experiments, a new robotic grabber made with part of a Venus flytrap grasped a moving 1-gram weight (shown) and a delicate, thin wire.
W. Li et al./Nature Electronics 2021