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Originally Posted by gblake
I think the balloon is porous because of the sounds in the video.
It might not be porous, but if it isn't I don't think some of those objects would stay against it. The egg and the small items in particular.
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Nope, the surface is not porous. It
is grippy. It picks up the egg in much the same way you would, by squeezing it.
My son had a "Vac Man" toy (made by the same company that sold "Stretch Armstrong") that works along the same principles. Based on what it could do, I can imagine a much fancier universal gripper having "fingers" that might be capable of handling smaller or more delicate objects, or even curling into hooks to lift things with handles.