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1,000 Trunk Hairs Make Elephants Precise: Max Planck Institute Discovers Embodied Intelligence without Electronics

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Elephants use trunk hair with strong stiffness gradients as precise touch sensors – a model for more efficient robotics.

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1,000 Trunk Hairs Make Elephants Precise: Max Planck Institute Discovers Embodied Intelligence without Electronics

Elephants use trunk hair with strong stiffness gradients as precise touch sensors – a model for more efficient robotics.

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Why Elephants Can Sense so Well with Their Trunks

The hairs on an elephant's trunk are excellent for probing its surroundings. When you think of whiskers, you might immediately picture rodents or cats…

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NRC Handelsblad broke the news in Netherlands on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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