/ Bioengineering Content for UC Davis en /news/robot-arm-tastes-engineered-bacteria <p>A robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to 鈥渢aste鈥� for a specific chemical has been developed by engineers at the University of California, Davis, and Carnegie Mellon University. The gripper is a proof-of-concept for biologically-based soft robotics.&nbsp;</p> June 26, 2019 - 1:49pm Andy Fell /news/robot-arm-tastes-engineered-bacteria