Abstract
Chameleons have developed a specialized ballistic tongue which elongates twice their body length at speeds larger than 3.5 m.s^<-1> and accelerations 350 m.s^<-2>. Our project studies and mimics the mechanisms of the tongue of the chameleon in order to develop new technologies for manipulators. A first experimental set-up performs remote catching at a speed of 3.5 m.s^<-1>. Its acceleration reaches more than 900 m.s^<-2> and it elongates seven times.
