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pincers

[pin-serz] / ˈpɪn sərz /
NOUN
grippers
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Its front legs ended in large claw-like structures that resemble the pincers of crabs.

From Science Daily May 25, 2026

Agility’s Digit robot, with its rectangular eyes and pincers for hands, looks a little more like science fiction and a little less like a human replacement.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and closing slowly, with joints in all the right places.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

Some will have three arms, some with five fingers and others with pincers.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2025

Head Buster swayed back and forth with his arms out like the pincers of a scorpion.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer



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